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Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate
The Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, has mentioned that strengthening well being sector governance, and establishments, and guaranteeing environment friendly, resilient and reasonably priced high quality well being techniques are a few of his agenda for the nation’s well being sector.
Prof Pate additionally famous that medical industrialisation, unlocking the healthcare worth chains, and embedding well being safety as a part of financial and nationwide safety are additionally his priorities for the well being sector.
Pate disclosed this in a sequence of messages on his X deal with @muhammadpate on Monday evening.
He mentioned he assumed his place with the mandate to rework the well being sector consistent with President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.
The minister mentioned, “A few weeks in the past I assumed workplace because the Coordinating Minister of Well being and Social Welfare @Fmohnigeria with the mandate to rework Nigeria’s healthcare system for improved well being outcomes consistent with H.E. President Bola A. Tinubu GCFR @officialABAT Renewed Hope Agenda.”
“Our agenda focuses on 4 pillars: Strengthening well being sector governance and establishments, sensible and efficient laws, digitization, enhancing citizen voices and our responsiveness, and ensuring nobody is left behind.
“Environment friendly, resilient, equitable, reasonably priced and high quality well being system to enhance well being outcomes by delivering preventive, promotive, and healing companies, at major healthcare and hospitals, by correctly educated and motivated well being workforce, and sustainable home financing.
“Medical industrialisation and unlocking the healthcare worth chains, to create jobs and promote financial improvement.
“Embedding well being safety as a part of financial and as nationwide safety,” the worldwide vaccine knowledgeable mentioned.
He added that although the duty is big and the journey is lengthy, “With dedication by all ranges of our authorities, sectors, and companions, we’ll obtain our imaginative and prescient of a wholesome, affluent, and thriving Nigeria. This we’ll do with utmost transparency and impeccable accountability.”
The PUNCH stories that Pate stepped down from changing into the Chief Govt Officer of Gavi six weeks earlier than assuming the place.
Pate was meant to renew because the CEO of Gavi on August 3, 2023, following the announcement of his appointment by the worldwide well being organisation on February 13, 2023.
Nonetheless, in a press release made accessible to our correspondent on Monday, GAVI famous that it determined to nominate one other CEO, seeing as Pate will now not resume as CEO.
Within the assertion, Pate knowledgeable the board of Gavi that he acquired a request to “return and contribute to his residence nation, Nigeria.”
Nonetheless, Pate has restated Gavi’s dedication to prioritise Nigeria within the rollout of malaria vaccine and to contribute to the general well being care within the nation.
