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

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency will reverse the growing trend of mass exodus of health workers, especially doctors, nurses and pharmacists, by giving them their pride of place and providing a health system that works.

This was the submission of Senator (Dr.) Aliyu Abdullahi.

He further stated that while the Tinubu/Shettima administration will up the ante in terms of the budgetary allocation to the health sector, it will ensure that the funds are adequately utilised to ensure that every Nigerian can access and afford quality healthcare services, regardless of their class or demography.

Senator Abdullahi, who represented Tinubu during a symposium in Abuja, organised by the Healthcare Transformation Coalition (HTC) with the theme: repositioning the healthcare sector: creating the pathway to an effective health system, expressed confidence the doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals that have left the country for better opportunities, will return 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.

'They have shown enough passion in terms of their commitment, participation, along with the healthcare professionals they identified to work for them. They have a knack for the welfare of their citizens that they govern. They know that health is wealth. They are out to renew our hope in this country. Also, the younger Nigerians who think nothing good is happening in this country will have a rethink. I am sure they will re-japa back to the country just as they have 'japa' out.

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