Individuals from UK, US, different international locations now come to Nigeria for high quality healthcare – Minister
The federal authorities has granted approval to the Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare to ratify the African Medicines Company treaty.
The Minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, mentioned, whereas briefing State Home correspondents, that the Federal Government Council (FEC) gave the approval at its second assembly of the yr, which was held on Tuesday.
Mr Pate mentioned the treaty was initiated by the Africa Union Heads of State and Authorities on the thirty second assembly in Addis Ababa in February 2019.
“Up to now, 37 member states of the Africa Union have signed to the treaty, and 26 have ratified it, and the Federal Government Council right this moment directed that the treaty be ratified by Nigeria and directed us to take all actions to provide impact to the treaty,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the treaty was supposed to reinforce the capability of all state events that ratified it to enhance their regulatory capacities relating to medical merchandise.
He mentioned it will additionally improve entry to secure, quality-assured medical companies and use widespread requirements throughout the continent in direction of a Pan-African regulatory framework.
“And the import of that is, as we transfer on this course, what we produce as a part of our price chain enlargement can have a a lot wider market.
“So, we’re increasing the marketplace for merchandise that may be manufactured right here, simply as different African international locations; what they manufacture, we will additionally commerce with them,” mentioned Mr Pate.
The minister mentioned FEC additionally permitted six contracts for main diagnostic tools, three Magnetic Resonance Imaging tools and two CT scan tools on the College of Uyo Instructing Hospital in Akwa Ibom State and the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Others are the Obafemi Awolowo College in Ile Ife, the Federal Medical Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, the Modibbo Adamawa College Instructing Hospital in Yola, Adamawa State, and the Federal Instructing Hospital in Kebbi.
“You’ll be able to see that step by step, piece by piece, now we have been constructing our well being infrastructure, but in addition at a better stage within the educating hospital.
“Individuals at the moment are starting to come back to Nigeria from the area to obtain high quality healthcare. That is already occurring, together with individuals from distant, locations like the UK and United States,” mentioned the minister.” (NAN)