The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)  has called for public investments in the health sector to manage and prevent Coronavirus from escalating in the country.

PGF Director-General, Mr Salihu  Lukman, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday,  said the investments should cover the provision of medical equipment and the development of healthcare personnel, medicine, and research.

“At this early stage of the manifestations of the threat of Covid-19 in Nigeria, we need to take urgent steps to recover our humanity.

“We need to focus ourselves to ensure that our responses help in producing the needed changes that could protect the lives of citizens, guarantee quality and accessible healthcare services.

“All these can only be achieved through high public investment in our health sector, which will also be partly dependent on similar high public investment in the education sector that will be required to produce the medical personnel,” Lukman said.

According to him,  it is true that our leaders have disappointed us over the years.

“It is also true that our leaders have, with hardly any exception, piloted the affairs of our country with submissive compliance to the philosophy that discourages public investment in health and educational sectors, at least since the mid-1980s.

“Most cases of public investments in these sectors prioritise the construction of hospitals and schools or classrooms.

“In very rare instances, the limited investments cover provisions of medical equipment,” the director-general said.

He added that investments in the development of healthcare personnel, medicine, research, teachers and books were hardly considered.

“Somewhat because the effectiveness of responses will be determined by the quality of services provided by the health sector, initiatives around healthcare service delivery should be the focus of attention.

“Given the terrible state of our hospitals in Nigeria such that almost every citizen believes that to find a cure for any sickness, major or minor, Nigerians have to go outside the country.

“Irrespective of our earnings or social status, it is a common belief across all divides in the country.

“As a result, everybody’s instinct, once faced with a medical challenge is to mobilise financial resources, which many have to achieve through donations by family members and well-wishers,” he said.

Lukman said with Covid-19 dangers facing all countries equally, most of the countries that used to be destinations for Nigerians in search of medical services had shut down.

“Therefore, part of what could be the challenge facing us as Nigerians may be the issue of initiating processes of developing our health sector such that it is able to mobilise our leaders and citizens to work in harmony,” he said. (NAN)

“Therefore, part of what could be the challenge facing us as Nigerians may be the issue of initiating processes of developing our health sector such that it is able to mobilise our leaders and citizens to work in harmony,”...

ojlpxrx845:
..The sector isn't important, foolish politicians; Sabi they cannot travel again, spending billions receiving treatment abroad

That money they spend going abroad for treatment can be used to facilitate our hospitals.

The President-Maj.General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)...said Nigerians should not continue going abroad for medical treatment.

“Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment.This is not good for us & it must stop because we can’t afford it again" The President, who himself had travelled to the United Kingdom for treatment on several occasions."

helinues:
Good morning Apc Governors.. How was your night?

Welcome to reality..

Coronavirus for the elites..

Hizzy:
So they haven't been invested on our health sector since they assume office.They have been diverting the funds and Mr integrity didn't do anything.Nope Covid-19 must wipe them

Romanoff:
Na now day break.

Now that the reality of facing the menace they created is looking them on the eyes, they've realized the need to fix our health sector.

At least, something good will come out of Covik one nine.

Paperwhite:
Aso Rock Clinic is just a sorry case of wastage & corruption.

Racoon:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/nigerians-cant-continue-going-overseas-for-treatment-buhari/amp/

Which Nigerians "have suffered so much"? from seeking healthcare outside the shores of this country that has already been bastardized by his regime that even health tourism have shamelessly became a priority of our national life?

This man just like the APC governors are truly sick.What a bloody hypocrites.These are the people mummified zombies spent their miserable lives defending here on this forum.

mushystuff:
The problem is that this is likely talk of the moment. Let thos corona plague pass without killing them or substantially decimating their numbers and capacity they will immediately forget and continue business as usual.
Is it not House of Reps members that are already taking delivery and distribution of exotic cars?

Shameless goats in office!

Racoon:

Prioritize healthcare, they refused because they feel they have state resources @ their disposal for free use to go seek quality healthcare abroad.Well, last, last, the Coronavirus(Covid19) pandemic have caught them unaware and jolted the so called leaders to reality but it's too late.

mushystuff:
The problem is that this is likely talk of the moment. Let this corona plague pass without killing them or substantially decimating their numbers and capacity they will immediately forget and continue business as usual.

Is it not House of Reps members that are already taking delivery and distribution of exotic cars? Shameless goats in office!