Nigeria has signed a pact with the World Economic Forum to advance maternal healthcare delivery in the country.
Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate signed the document on behalf of Nigeria while the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, signed on behalf of the global economic body.
In his remarks, shortly after the signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, Prof Pate said when fully implemented, the pact will help improve the well-being of Nigerians, especially women and the vulnerable in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“The wellbeing of our population especially women, children and those who are vulnerable is a key part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of our President. So, by signing this memorandum; joining the Global Activator Network for Women’s Health, will accelerate together with our partners, healthcare within Nigeria.
“The will improve the effort of the federal, state and local governments within as well as the private sector to reduce maternal mortality and improve the health of women and children, especially primary healthcare services,” he said.
The Minister added that Nigeria will leverage the experiences of other countries to improve its health sector.
“This partnership will bring together experiences, knowledge, capacity and opportunities to innovate and financing prospects over, that we will deploy to accelerate the pace of progress that we are making in Nigeria and what we learned in Nigeria is relevant for the rest of the world,” he added.
Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, Jeremy Jurgens, said Nigerians and the entire group known as the Global Activators for Women’s Health stand to gain a lot from the partnership.
“We are very pleased to have Nigeria join the network of Global Activators for Women’s Health. This will be of huge benefit to all the other members of the network.
“Nigeria’s knowledge, experience and leadership will be utilized and that will also improve the lives of your citizens,” he said.
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