“UNICEF is funding from the support we got from the United States Agency for International Development,” an official said.
The hospital will be located within the newly established 184-hectare Agro-Livestock Development Zone in Gombe.
The former president urged African leaders to shift from hand-wringing to action in response to the global health crisis.
According to the WHO chief, Africa faces a health financing cliff as health aid declines drastically.
He said the new policy requires all doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health workers sponsored by the state to serve in rural health facilities for at least two years.
Mr Ogunjimi stated that the significant tax burden imposed by the newly approved CONMESS reduces the impact of the salary increment.
Mr Mustapha said that upon the arrival of the necessary documents, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) would be signed with a partner company that would kick-start the insulin production.
The association also decried the sharp decline in resident doctors in the Ogbomosho-based teaching hospital.
”There is a critical need to strengthen systems that support mothers to breastfeed successfully,” said UNICEF.
She called on policymakers to prioritise paid maternity leave and breastfeeding-friendly workplace policies.
