FG recruits over 2,500 health workers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Abdullateef Fowewe
The President Bola Tinubu’s administration has recruited over 2,500 health professionals, including doctors, nurses, midwives, and Community Health Extension Workers, to address the increasing shortage of frontline health workers across Nigeria.
The government reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the critical need for an enhanced and adequately equipped health workforce to meet the demands of Nigeria’s rapidly growing population.
This was disclosed on Saturday, in a statement on the X (formally Twitter) account of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate.
It reads, “H.E. President Bola Tinubu’s #officialABAT administration fully recognizes the urgent need to upgrade the quantity and quality of health workers nationwide to meet the evolving needs of our fast-growing population.
“This has informed our aggressive health workforce development drive. At present, we have recruited well over 2,500 doctors, nurses, midwives, and Community Health Extension Workers (#CHEWs) to address frontline health worker attrition.
“By partnering the Global Fund #GlobalFund and other development partners, we are making significant advances on the implementation of the retraining of 120,000 frontline workers by 2027, deploying digital platforms, and to support state and local governments with financial incentives to recruit high-skilled health professionals.
“At a time when the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare #Fmohnigeria has granted waivers for the recruitment of nearly 4,000 health personnel into Federal Tertiary Hospitals #MDCNOfficial, over the past 12 months, to bolster service delivery and quality, I am delighted to share further detail on our efforts with you in this briefing from my desk.”
