The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti, has pledged to support the Nigerian Health Agenda especially in the areas of Universal Health Coverage, primary healthcare and resource mobilization.
The Regional Director also promised to help with capacity building, maternal and child health, immunization to prevent child killer diseases, as well to improve surveillance and preparedness against health emergencies.
Dr Moeti made this known on Monday while meeting with the management of the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja.
She said that the essence of her visit was to meet with national authorities in Nigeria to strategize on ways of sustaining the landmark achievements so far in the health sector.
Her words: “Nigeria is the biggest country in Africa in terms of population, so it is very important to work with the Nigerian Government to improve the healthcare system of the country if Nigerians are healthy it means African people are healthy.”