Afrigather Abuja, 15 December, 2023 – With Nigeria unveiling strategic interventions to speed up Common Well being Protection (UHC) and well being safety by 2030, the World Well being Group (WHO) has pressured the necessity for the federal government to put money into main healthcare because the spine of a resilient well being system.
This name was made at an occasion to unveil Nigeria’s Well being Sector Renewal Funding Initiative and the signing of the Well being Sector Renewal Compact by the Federal, States and Growth Companions, as a part of the worldwide Common Well being Protection Day commemoration in Abuja, on 12 December 2023,
In his comment, Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu stated that his administration is prioritizing and bettering Nigeria’s well being sector by means of huge investments and the allocation of elevated funds to the sector within the proposed 2024 finances.
He stated delivering improved high quality well being is an underpinning consider my promise of Renewed Hope to Nigerians.
“That hope is ignited right here right now with the help of all multilateral companions and businesses; well being is again on the entrance burner. This event marks a possibility for collective reflection and motion as we recommit ourselves to the noble pursuit of well being for all, he stated.
Agreeing that well being is a basic human proper, he restated Nigeria’s dedication to attaining UHC and well being safety.
WHO Director Common, Dr Tedros giving his particular comment as Nigeria joins the world to commemorate UHC Day
He additional famous the significance of Main Healthcare in constructing a resilient, built-in well being system and introduced plans for a complete revamp of bodily infrastructure, and gear, and the re-training of frontline well being staff ranging from 2024.
Delivering his particular comment, the Director Common (DG), of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, recommended the federal government of Nigeria for the political alternative of aspiring to realize UHC by means of the Well being Sector Renewal Funding Initiative; saying launching the initiative could possibly be a turning level for Nigeria and Africa.
“The size of your ambition is a mannequin for different international locations and if applied, it is going to ship a strong message all through the continent that UHC is feasible, and could be accomplished. If a rustic as massive and complicated as Nigeria can obtain UHC, then any nation can.
UHC is a political alternative, however it isn’t a alternative that’s made simply on paper. It have to be met within the finances and coverage selections inside and out of doors the well being sector.
Most of all, it have to be met by investing in PHCs, which is probably the most inclusive, equitable cost-effective and environment friendly path to Common Well being Protection. met by investing in PHCs.
In a name for collaborative motion, the DG stated attaining UHC just isn’t a job for the Ministry of Well being alone, it takes all the authorities and all of society method,
Pledging WHO’s continuous help and partnership to the federal government to help its quest in attaining UHC, he stated “WHO is proud to have been your accomplice on this journey thus far, working with Federal, State Ministries of Well being, Growth Companions, Civil Societies and Personal sectors to develop the lastest Nigeria Nation Cooperation Technique”.
Additionally talking on the occasion, the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Discussion board (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq affirmed the overall dedication of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the implementation of the signed Compact in direction of Common Well being Protection for all Nigerians.
Mr AbdulRaham on behalf of the governors stated they may align with the provisions of the doc by domesticating it into practicable and actionable insurance policies and programmes.
He stated “The NGF secretariat will transfer to supply help in monitoring and implementing the outcomes of this Compact. I affirm the dedication of the NGF and to stay steadfast in its willpower to make Common Well being Protection a actuality for each Nigerian.
UHC Day is commemorated on December 12 yearly to have a good time the progress in direction of well being for all and lift consciousness of the necessity for robust and resilient well being methods in attaining UHC. The theme for this yr’s UHC Day is: “Well being for All: Time for Motion.”
The large image about UHC is making certain that everybody, in all places can entry the help they want and keep wholesome with out being pushed into monetary hardship.
On the sideline to mark the 2023 UHC Day, a 3.5-kilometre commemorative stroll led by the Coordinating Minister of Well being, Professor Muhammad Pate, accompanied by the state minister of well being, Dr Alausa, the Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry of Well being, the WHO Nation Consultant, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo in addition to heads of businesses, CSOs, and companions within the well being sector.
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