Nigeria's minister of health has said that the country's 'Change Agenda for Health' will guarantee access to effective and qualitative healthcare for about 100 million Nigerians.
Health Minister, Adewole
Speaking at the second plenary session of the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Nigeria’s minister of health, Isaac Adewole, has said that the country’s 'Change Agenda for Health' will guarantee access to effective and qualitative healthcare for about 100 million Nigerians.
The minister who added that the renewed health agenda is geared towards achieving Universal Health Coverage through the Primary Health Care program, said;
“As part of this Change Agenda, Nigeria has also recognized the potential of the health sector to reduce poverty, promote rapid socio-economic development and shared prosperity with its catalytic effect on individual productivity and that relevant process to harness this are being articulated,” Adewole said.
He said Nigeria would ensure accountability is maintained while creating strong institutions, some of which will be deployed to demonstrate the country’s reprioritization of Non-Commutable Diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
Adewole said Nigeria’s commitment to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remained unwavering, and that Nigeria would continue to work on full attainment of MDGs by vigorously pursuing strategies that will improve maternal, new born and child health indices, among others.