President Bola Tinubu has been appointed as the African Union Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership.
According to a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu will address participants at the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme scheduled for Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Tinubu’s appointment comes in recognition of his dedication to training 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide within 16 months and his commitment to doubling the number of primary health facilities in communities across Nigeria from 8,800 to over 17,000 over the next three years.
The African Union Commission, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), conveyed the appointment in a letter to Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The appointment was made based on the recommendation of the Committee of Heads of State and Government of Africa CDC, led by Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union.
Tinubu’s efforts in doubling health personnel enrollment capacity from accredited nursing and midwifery institutions and establishing a paid volunteer youth force of social accountability officers to monitor the operational functioning and financial integrity of primary health centers were also recognized by the Africa CDC.
In his new role, Tinubu has been invited to address the Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme on the theme, ‘Impactful Leadership in Health: A Whole Government Approach’, scheduled to take place at the Africa CDC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the margins of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government.
