Buhari Appoints Osinbajo As Chairman, Health Sector Reform Committee

• President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as the Chairman of the health sector reform committee.

President Muhammadu Buhari has given consent to the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to kickstart the development and implementation of the Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria; in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration.

This is following a Health Sector Diagnostic Review Report developed by a consultant, Vesta Healthcare Partners, and the Federal Ministry of Health.

EkohotBlog reports that the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu revealed this in a statement.

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Shehu statement reads: “the committee will undertake a review of all healthcare reforms adopted in the past two decades and lessons learned and factor them into the development of the new Health Sector Reform Programme.

“The committee which is set up for a period of six months under the Chairmanship of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has members drawn from private and public sector health care management professionals, development partners, representatives from the National Assembly as well as the Nigeria Governors Forum among others.

“Other members are: His Excellency Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State; Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Honourable Minister of Health; Mr. Alex Okoh Director-General BPE; Prof Ibrahim Abubakar, a Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University College London and Director of the UCL Institute for Global Health; Mr. Babatunde Irukera, Director General, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council; Senator( Dr) Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe; Dr. Adedamola Dada; Dr. Sani Aliyu; Dr. Mairo Mandara; Dr. Haliru Yahaya, Emir of Shonga; Professor Uche Amazigbo; Director Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health; Dr. Faisal Shuaib; Prof Nasiru Sambo; Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa; Dr. Gambo Aliyu;

“Others in the committee are Dr. Betta Edu ( Chairman Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum representing National Council on Health); President Nigeria Medical 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, Nigeria.

”Vesta Healthcare Partners and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are to serve as resources persons and have observer roles in the committee.” the statement added.

The statement stated that the new Director-general of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa has been included as a member of the committee.