45m Nigerians Access Healthcare Services – Federal Govt

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has said about 45 million Nigerians are receiving healthcare services across the nation’s healthcare facilities quarterly under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

The minister explained that the feat is coming under the efforts of the federal government in collaboration with states in the drive to improve primary health care, invest in infrastructure, and equip them, provide commodities, build human resources and provide ambulances so that people would get services.

The minister spoke at the flag off of the distribution of federal government intervention in comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care (CEmONC) equipment provision, held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi during the weekend.

He said, “under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, more than 45 million Nigerians are getting services all over the country every quarter in visits. It is because of these efforts that we are collectively doing together.

“We in Bauchi state, of course, we have been privileged, the president’s efforts in Bauchi have been much more than what you will see in many other places. So, on behalf of all of us here, I want to thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his great consideration of Bauchi State.”

Prof Pate further stated that since the inception of the Tinubu’s administration, Bauchi state has been enjoying a lot of progress because of his interest to support the state.

The minister said the state has four federal health institutions- upgraded the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Azare, built the National VVF Center in Ningi, brought a new Federal Medical Center in Misau, and upgraded the teaching hospital in Bauchi.

Pate pointed out that the diagnostic centre in Bauchi is one of its kind in the country, and the hospital is also partnering with the state government to reboost primary healthcare, with more than 15 new revertilisation directly funded in collaboration with the federal and state governments.

“Equipping the facilities, retraining the healthcare workers, thousands of healthcare workers have been trained in Bauchi because of the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, working with the state government,” he said.

Pate applauded the collaboration of the state government, traditional leaders and assured the frontline health workers, including doctors, nurses, midwives, specialists among others of continued support and appreciated the great works they were doing.