Lara Adejoro, Abuja The Health Commissioners from the 36 states of Nigeria and the Mandate Secretary of Health of the Federal Capital Territory reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the primary healthcare systems in the country. The health commissioners under the auspices of the Nigerian Health Commissioners Forum made this known in a communique issued at the end of their third quarterly meeting in Abuja on Friday. The communique signed by the Chairperson of NHCF and Commissioner of Health in Ekiti State, Dr Oyebanji Filani, and the Secretary of NHCF and Commissioner of Health in Kwara State, Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam noted that human resource for health, supreme court judgment on Local Government financial autonomy and strengthening primary healthcare systems, and response to emerging public health threats, among others.
The commissioners commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration and his significant investment in the healthcare system. They recognised the critical shortage of skilled healthcare workers as highlighted in the HRH assessment commissioned by the NHCF, and thus the need for innovative strategies to attract, train and retain healthcare professionals nationwide. “Supreme Court judgment on Local Government financial autonomy and strengthening primary healthcare systems: The Commissioners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening primary healthcare as the cornerstone of the Nigerian healthcare system.
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