Expanding health coverage will be the major agenda for Nigeria’s recently appointed minister for health, Dr. Emmanuel Osagie Ehanire. He revealed this on assumption of duty after he was sworn in.
With the Minister of State for Health, Senator Dr. Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, he visited his new office in company of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi.
In a brief meeting with the media, the Honourable Minister, Osagie Ehanire expressed his desire to key into the agenda of Mr. President for the Health Sector.
He further stated his main vision for the sector to include: the expansion of health coverage, particularly the Primary Health Sector; Improvement in the quality of Medicare in hospitals; improving the indices in health security in the country amongst others.
The Honourable Minister of State on his part promised that the Ministry would work in synergy with all relevant Stakeholders to move the sector forward.
To achieve these, he said, “We must change certain things by working together with the agencies”.
