Buhari promises affordable, efficient healthcare services to Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday pledged that his administration would ensure that all Nigerians have access to affordable, efficient and equitable healthcare services without the risk of impoverishment.

He stated this in Abuja when he received the report on ‘‘Funding universal healthcare delivery in Nigeria” presented to him by the Senior Executive Course 41 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.

After receiving the report, Buhari directed relevant agencies of government to review the submission and ensure its integration into ongoing policies and programmes.

He recalled that in late 2018 he had approved theme of the study for the 2019 Senior Executive Course because of his desire to address the challenges in the country’s health delivery system and improve the wellbeing of the citizens.

Buhari said, “Nigeria is a signatory to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage aspirations by 2030.

“This government is unrelenting in its commitment to ensuring that all Nigerians have access to affordable, efficient, and equitable healthcare services without the risk of impoverishment.

“Your findings and recommendations are very innovative and useful. I, therefore, commend the Management, Staff and Participants of Senior Executive Course 41 for this report.

“I assure you that the Ministry of Health and all relevant agencies will be directed to review this submission and ensure its integration into our ongoing policies and programmes.”

The President also used the occasion to congratulate the board, management and staff of the institute on its 40th anniversary.

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Earlier in his remarks, the Director-General, NIPSS, Professor Habu Galadima, said in exploring the theme, the participants, during the ten-month period of the course, engaged in a series of lectures and seminars, brainstorming sessions, as well as study tours, both domestic and international, with a view to obtaining clear perspectives on funding universal healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

“I can inform Mr President confidently that this report is a product of thorough and painstaking engagement with relevant stakeholders and critical analysis of the issues and challenges in funding universal healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

“It is our prayer that the government will adopt many of the usable recommendations as part of the ongoing efforts at making healthcare accessible and affordable to all citizens,” Galadima said.

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