President Muhammadu Buhari has
approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee with Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo as Chairman.
The team will commence the
development and implementation of Nigeria’s health reforms in collaboration
with state governments and the FCT administration.
The constitution followed a
Health Sector Diagnostic Review Report developed by a consultant, Vesta
Healthcare Partners and the Federal Ministry of Health.
The committee will undertake a
review of all healthcare reforms adopted in the past two decades and lessons
learnt and factor them into the new programme.
Members were drawn from private
and public sector health care management professionals, development partners,
representatives from the National Assembly, the Nigeria Governors Forum among
others.
They include ifeanyi Okowa,
Governor of Delta State; Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health; Alex Okoh,
Director General BPE; Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar, a Professor in Infectious Disease
Epidemiology at University College London; Babatunde Irukera, Director General,
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council.
Others are Senator Ibrahim
Oloriegbe; Adedamola Dada; Dr. Sani Aliyu; Dr. Mairo Mandara; Dr. Haliru
Yahaya, Emir of Shonga; Prof. Uche Amazigbo, Director Hospital Services,
Federal Ministry of Health; Dr Faisal Shuaib; Prof Nasiru Sambo; Dr Ifedayo
Morayo Adetifa; Dr Gambo Aliyu.
The rest: Dr. Betta Edu, Chairman
Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum representing National Council on Health;
President, Nigeria Medial Association; President, Pharmaceutical Society of
Nigeria; President, National Association of Nigeria Nurses & Midwives;
President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria; Mrs Temi
Marcella Awogboro; Dr. Muhammad Sadiq; Dr. Azubike Tagbo and World Health
Organization (WHO).
Vesta Healthcare Partners and
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are to serve as resources persons and have
observer roles in the committee.
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