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PRESIDENT BUHARI SETS UP HEALTH SECTOR REFORM COMMITTEE; NAMES VICE PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO AS CHAIRMAN


President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration. This is sequel to a Health Sector Diagnostic Review Report developed by a consultant, Vesta Healthcare Partners and the Federal Ministry of Health.

The committee will undertake a review of all healthcare reforms adopted in the past two decades and lessons learnt and factor them into the development of the new Health Sector Reform Programme.

The committee which is set up for a period of six months under the Chairmanship of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has members drawn from private and public sector health care management professionals, development partners, representatives from the National Assembly as well as the Nigeria Governors Forum among others.

Other members are: His Excellency Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State ; Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Honourable Minister of Health; Mr. Alex Okoh Director General BPE; Prof Ibrahim Abubakar, a Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University College London and Director of the UCL Institute for Global Health; Mr Babatunde Irukera, Director General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council; Senator( Dr) Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe; Dr. Adedamola Dada; Dr. Sani Aliyu; Dr. Mairo Mandara; Dr. Haliru Yahaya, Emir of Shonga; Professor Uche Amazigbo ; Director Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health; Dr Faisal Shuaib; Prof Nasiru Sambo; Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa; Dr Gambo Aliyu;

Others in the committee are: Dr Betta Edu ( Chairman Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum representing National Council on Health); President Nigeria Medial Association; President Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria; President National Association of Nigeria Nurses & Midwives; President Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria ; Mrs Temi Marcella Awogboro ; Dr. Muhammad Sadiq; Dr. Azubike Tagbo and World Health Organization, Nigeria.

Vesta Healthcare Partners and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are to serve as resources persons and have observer roles in the committee.

Meanwhile, President Buhari has also approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The President has named him as a member of this important committee.


Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant to the President

(Media & Publicity)

September 06, 2021

The committee should hit the ground, this doctor strike need to be addressed, and also prevent future occurance

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Health is wealth. Nigeria will Prevail

We need a proper health care sectors

The health sector is very important and we need to get it right in order to avoid striking doctors thereby putting people's lives at risk and also more advancement to save more lives.

The old man is a disaster sha after how many years is he just waking up??

Buhari should just handover to Osinbajo already.

The health sector is now in a safe hand

The health sector really need a reform,this doctor strike needs to be checked.

I hope it works

President Buhari reforming everything except the police, we need a more vibrant and competent police force to fight insecurity.

Sirjamo:
President Buhari reforming everything except the police, we need a more vibrant and competent police force to fight insecurity.

Echored

This is a good one. Osinbajo will surely deliver

The vice president Yemi Osinbajo has the track record of getting the job done when ever he's called upon by the president. The peace being enjoyed in the Niger Delta region today is one of the snippets of Osinbajo's intervention to solving national issue. I have no doubt he will deliver on this again.

Interesting one! I'm very Osinbajo will surely deliver well