Tinubu has outperformed other Nigerian presidents in health sector: Minister Pate
Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says President Bola Tinubu is transforming the country’s health sector for better quality service delivery.
Mr Pate said this in Bauchi on Friday, during the groundbreaking ceremony of 10 Medserve’s oncology and diagnostic centres at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital.
“Mr President is very clear; he wants to transform this country. He wants to change the direction of this country, and we are fortunate that he picked health as one of those areas.
“In just one year, he has done what has not been done in the history of this country in the health sector,” said Mr Pate.
According to him, the president is investing so much in the health sector to ensure every Nigerian has access to quality healthcare service delivery nationwide.
“He has launched many initiatives and building on what Medserve has done. We are seeing 10 major infrastructural projects with the groundbreaking that is happening.
“In 12 months, we will start opening them all across Nigeria.
“There are 6,000 centres that Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority(NSIA) is doing, and I think the money is available, and those too would be completed within 12 to 18 months; they will be opened,” he said.
He also said Mr Tinubu had undertaken the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers, adding that 10,000 of them had been retrained across the country, including in Bauchi.
Also speaking, Tolulope Adewole, managing director of Medserve, said that between 2020 and now, Medserve has attended to 131,000 patients in the NSIA Kano diagnostic centre with evidential testimonies.
He explained that close to 700,000 individual tests had been done in Medserve’s diagnostic centres, adding that centres would be created in Umuahia and Abia,
In his address, Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed said his administration would soon expend N25 billion on the state specialist hospital to complement the medical services at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital.
He appreciated Mr Tinubu for deepening inclusion and thanked him for capturing Bauchi in his Renewed Hope Agenda.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
World
Iran confirms U.S. proposal to resume talks amid latest attacks
Iran says it received proposals from mediators about resuming negotiations with the United States.
World
I’ve made UK better, stronger than my predecessor: Keir Starmer
Mr Starmer hailed himself for taking the Labour Party from “historic defeat” in 2019 to winning the country’s general election in 2024, when it ousted the Conservative Party.
Economy
CSCS declares N1 interim dividend after half-year earnings
The company noted that the interim dividend represented 56 per cent of the total dividend of N1.78 per share paid for the 2025 financial year.
Health
Mental health key to attaining excellence in children, says expert
He said children perform better academically and socially when the learning environment supports their emotional well-being.
States
Court dismisses Ned Nwoko’s suit challenging Okowa’s candidacy for Delta North senatorial district
The Federal High Court, Abuja, rejected Mr Nwoko’s suit seeking to void Mr Okowa’s emergence as the APC candidate for the Delta North senatorial district.
Heading 1
Reps begin review of state police bill
“The House and the Senate are working in tandem with each other to make sure that the significant amendments are achieved,” he said.
