He said a protest against the Tinubu-led administration is “a protest against Nigeria’s health sector.”
This initiative by the President is commendable.
This is according to the 2020 BHCPF guideline, pending the review of the new guideline.
“In West Africa, and specifically in Nigeria, drug trafficking and abuse are often seen as complex issues with deep-rooted social and economic factors,” said Mr Marwa.
The revised policy was presented on Friday in Abuja as part of activities to commemorate 2024 World Food Safety Day.
He said health workers in Nigeria have continued to move abroad, citing inadequate equipment, insecurity, poor working conditions, and low salaries.
The federal government has earmarked N260 billion to revitalise primary healthcare centres (PHCs) nationwide.
He said the comprehensive approach, endorsed at both federal and state levels, aimed to foster a unified response to safeguard Nigeria’s population against health threats.
The new directive was stated in a circular addressed to all medical directors signed by the Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, on Friday.
The minister described immunisation as a critical path to ending all forms of diseases.
