The Federal Government has held a constructive engagement with leaders of all health sector unions and associations as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts aimed at sustaining industrial peace in the nation’s healthcare system.
The meeting, chaired by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to the welfare of health workers, describing them as critical to the success of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda for the health sector.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appreciates all Nigeria’s health workers, whom he regards as key to realizing the Renewed Hope Agenda for the health sector. His administration has made significant investments in infrastructure, equipment, services, and welfare and will do even more,” Professor Pate stated.
He stressed that timely implementation of agreements recently reached with the unions was essential to sustaining healthcare delivery, adding that reforms in the sector over the past two years had begun yielding results, with Nigerian hospitals now attracting patients from West Africa, Europe, and America.
To ensure effective follow-up, the Federal Government has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Izaq Adekunle Salako. Members include the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ms. Daju Kachollom, representatives of the Ministries of Labour and Employment, Finance, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant General, the Budget Office, and the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission.
The Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Tanko Yusuf Sununu, commended both the unions and the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, urging consistent implementation of agreements and sustained dialogue to foster lasting industrial harmony in the sector.
