Inaugural Presidential Health Reform Committee Retreat
For he who has health has hope;
and he who has hope, has everything”.
– Owen Arthur
In 2021, I was honoured to be confirmed by His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari to serve on the Presidential Health Sector Reform Committee of Nigeria under the Chairmanship of Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to contribute to the development of the Health Sector Reform Programme for Nigeria. The Health Sector Reform Committee was approved by the President, in partnership with state governments and the FCT administration.
Presidential Health Reform Committee Retreat
We just concluded the first full meeting of the Presidential Health Reform Committee chaired by the Vice President. The sessions included the undertaking of a detailed review of all healthcare reforms adopted in the past two decades, along with the lessons learned and policy recommendations for the development of a new health sector reform programme.
Indeed, if there is anything we learnt from the Covid pandemic and especially its aftermath is that healthcare, especially public health emergencies cannot but have a multi-disciplinary, multi sector approach”.
– Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, The Federal Republic of Nigeria
As I reflect on the retreat, I am proud and hopeful for the future of the sector. The committee members, drawn from the private and public sector, showed up with vigour, passion, commitment and focus. The discussions were rich, heated at times, yet progressive with a multi-disciplinary, multi sector approach and a focus on collaboration towards achieving the key objective of universal health coverage.
The committee was supported by a strong secretariat and along with subject matter experts from the Federal Ministry of Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Vesta Healthcare Partners, World Health Organization, World Bank Group, The World Bank, FCDO Services, IFC – International Finance Corporation, The Global Fund, AFENET, DPRC (the research arm of NIPSS) and PwC, and a team of wide-ranging specialists.
“Federal government’s ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system must include collaboration among different levels of government and the private sector to ensure proper implementation of reforms that meet the needs of Nigerians in the 21st Century.”
– Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Honoured to be able to play a role in contributing to the transformation of the sector and universal health coverage for all.
SOCIAL MEDIA
