…Says he is ready to work with the Minister of State, Staff of the Ministry, other Agencies and stakeholders
…Mandate, mission and vision obligations of the Ministry highlighted by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Daju Kachollom
TUE, AUGUST 22 2023-theGBJournal |Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the newly appointed Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare has pledged his commitment to ensuring effective implementation of policies that would enhance the standard of the Health Sector and improve the lives of Nigerians.
Pate made this assertion at the reception ceremony held at the Ministry’s Headquarters Monday in Abuja.
According to him, “I will work with my brother, the Minister of State and everybody to actualize the vision and mandate of President Bola Tinubu” adding that the selection of Ministers for the Health Ministry by the President indicates that “he considers the people as the bases and foundational element of his administration”.
The Minister adduced that “my tenure will enhance the welfare, health and well-being of the people since they are inter-connected right from gestation to early childhood to adulthood and to the elderly all across life circle”.
He assured that the duties and obligations of the Health Ministry in the area of stabilizing, reducing pain, whether physical pain or financial protection would be addressed so that people will actually begin to feel the impact of the administration on their lives.
The Minister said he is ready to work with the Minister of State, Staff of the Ministry, other Agencies and stakeholders to shape a direction for the Nigerian Health Sector and move it forward.
He further stated his intention to work with health actors, parastatals, hospitals, states and private sectors in improving the standard of healthcare, in order to stall oversea medical tourism.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Daju Kachollom mni assured the Ministers that the Staff of the Ministry are determined to give their unalloyed support to ensure they succeed.
While highlighting the mandate, mission and vision obligations of the Ministry, she promised that “we will provide expertise in the administrative standard that will move the health sector forward”.
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