Addressing a conference yesterday in Abuja, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, promised that the government would mobilise private capital to develop physical infrastructure, equipment and human resources with a view to restoring confidence in the health care system and discouraging Nigerians from seeking medical treatment abroad.
The minister said as part of efforts to address strikes in the sector, he, along with the Minister of State and permanent secretary in the ministry, had met with four of the professional associations to review pressing issues and rebuild trust in the profession.