Mr Akanbiemu commended the chairmen for prioritising the healthcare system.
Mr Ani attributed the spread of the practice to profit-driven motives.
According to him, patients in need of critical medical attention are often left unattended or subjected to long waiting hours.
The expert referenced UNICEF’s data, indicating Nigeria has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates globally.
WHO member states have approved a 20 per cent increase in assessed contributions as they endorsed the organisation’s 2026 to 2027 budget of $4.2 billion.
The challenge of over 40 per cent of children being stunted and nearly 300,000 children affected by wasting requires urgent action, said UNICEF.
The Nigerian Hypertension Society says less than 2.5 per cent of Nigerians living with hypertension successfully manage to keep their blood pressure under control.
The agreement was accepted without formal voting on the second day of the members’ annual World Health Assembly in Geneva.
WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus has urged member states to stay committed to shared global health goals despite ongoing global instability.
She stressed the need for training, recruitment and retention of family physicians.
