Tinubu Presidency will reverse mass exodus of doctors, nurses, others

• Published date: 14 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

ill ensure increase and utilization of health budget

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency will reverse the growing trend of the mass exodus (Japa) of health workers, especially of doctors, nurses and pharmacists, by giving them their pride of place and providing a health system that works. This was disclosed by Senator Aliyu Abdullahi during a symposium in Abuja, which was organized by the Healthcare Transformation Coalition (HTC), with the theme: 'Repositioning the healthcare sector: creating the pathway to an effective health system.'

According to Abdullahi, while the Tinubu/Shettima administration will up the ante in terms of the budgetary allocation to the health sector, it will, more importantly, ensure that the funds are adequately utilized to ensure that every Nigeria can access and afford quality healthcare services, regardless of their class or demography.

Abdullahi, who represented Tinubu at the symposium, expressed confidence that the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals that have left the country for better opportunities, will re-'japa' back to Nigeria because of the goodness that is going to happen in a Tinubu Presidency.

He said: 'These two Nigerians (Tinubu and Shettima) have proven without reasonable doubt that healthcare will surely make remarkable improvements under their leadership. For these two leaders, we have been given ample evidence of where they are coming from in terms of their antecedents as leaders of the states they govern, and what they did to healthcare in those states.

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