Health minister praises employees’ commitment despite uncertainty

Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, has complimented health workers for their tenacity in the face of several difficulties, such as kidnappings and various security issues around the country.

The minister pointed out the need for changes in the health sector during his Monday appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

Pate emphasized the significance of appreciating the contributions made by individuals in the health sector and their accomplishments in spite of the challenges they faced and the limited funding they had.

“For instance, consider insecurity. Although numerous healthcare professionals have been abducted while performing their duties in remote places across the nation, they have persisted in providing excellent care.

“Are they now flawless? No. Is there room for substantial improvement? Yes. And for that reason, we have defined these four categories of actions that we will take, he continued.

According to accounts from July, Dr. Asema Msuega, a medical professional, was kidnapped while beginning to supervise a malaria program at a basic health center in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.

Apparently, armed men who appeared to be patients abducted Dr. Ekanem Ephraim, a doctor at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, from her home in July.

Pate declared his commitment to President Bola Tinubu’s plan to forward the four-point agenda to enhance Nigeria’s general level of health.

One of the topics, he observed, had to do with enhancing the governance of the healthcare industry.

“All local government authorities and state governors must participate; they must invest and make sure that services are provided and are of high quality. It is not just the federal government that is responsible for the health of all Nigerians.

Everyone should be involved, not just the public sector, Pate said. “The civic actors should actually voice and create a consensus in the country that we want to improve the health of Nigerians.”