President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his commitment to improve the nation’s healthcare delivery system.
He said that the programme was aimed at having 10, 000 functional primary healthcare facilities across the country. “Government has high expectations of the nominees of Senior Executive Course 41, given the critical role of the health sector in our national economy. “Solutions to gaps in the institutional, legal and policy frameworks for funding universal healthcare delivery and how the framework can be strengthened,” he urged.He commended the institute for serving as the nations think-tank in the last 40 years.Mr Jonathan Juma, NIPSS Acting Director-General, assured the president that the management and faculty of the institute would provide the nominees with the necessary guidance to succeed.
“You will be trained as strategic leaders, equipped with skills for policy engagement at the highest echelon of governance and decision-making,” he told the nominees.