* Approves establishing of regional coordinating centre of Africa-CDC in Nigeria
* Appoints CMDs for 2 federal medical centres
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has permitted the improve of the Federal Faculty of Dental Expertise and Remedy, Enugu, to a full-fledged College of Allied Well being Sciences.
This transfer, in line with a launch issued on Thursday by presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, is a part of the president’s devoted efforts to construct strong human sources for the well being and social welfare sector.
The Federal Faculty of Dental Expertise and Remedy in Enugu will now be often known as the Federal College of Allied Well being Sciences, Enugu, and might be domiciled beneath the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare.
The presidential directive got here at a time when President Tinubu, who doubles because the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Sources for Well being, is ready to coach 120,000 frontline well being employees nationwide inside 16 months and to double the variety of main well being amenities in native communities throughout all native authorities areas of the federation from 8,800 presently to over 17,000 over the following three years.
The president can be doubling the variety of well being personnel graduating from accredited nursing and midwifery establishments over the following three years with a purpose to meet the aspirations of Nigerians for accessible, inexpensive and high quality healthcare companies throughout the nation.
The president has additionally permitted the institution of the Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) of the Africa Centres for Illness Management (Africa-CDC) in Nigeria.
President Tinubu is the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Sources for Well being and Neighborhood Well being Supply Partnership.
The president’s approval of the siting of the Centre in Abuja is a part of his bigger effort to convey Nigeria’s dedication to regional and international well being safety, whereas selling native financial alternatives within the well being care supply worth chain and enhancing Nigeria’s and West Africa’s collective capability to reply promptly to outbreaks which is significant to the general well-being and stability of the African continent.
The Centre may also convey with it huge socio-economic advantages within the type of enhancing combination nationwide productiveness and reversing human capability drain, whilst the power of indigenous medical professionals and scientists might be bolstered to reply adequately to outdated, current and rising ailments, not solely in Nigeria, however throughout the continent.
Additionally on Thursday, President Tinubu permitted the appointment of Dr. James Enimi Omietimi as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for an preliminary time period of 4 years, and the reappointment of Prof. Sa’advert Aliyu Ahmed as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for a second time period of 4 years.
The president expects that the newly appointed Chief Medical Administrators, leveraging their huge expertise {and professional} competence, will facilitate the constant supply of high quality healthcare companies to all Nigerians in tandem with the Renewed Hope Agenda of making certain that each one companies in Federal Authorities hospitals are world-class, people-centred, and delivered in accordance with finest business observe.
Omietimi, an completed medical skilled, graduated from the College of Port Harcourt in 1994 with a Bachelor of Medication, Bachelor of Surgical procedure diploma (MBBS), and started his medical profession with specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
He has held varied management positions, together with President of the Affiliation of Resident Docs.
Ahmed is a distinguished Professor of Pathology on the Ahmadu Bello College, Zaria, concurrently serving because the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for 4 years throughout his preliminary tenure.
He holds fellowships from esteemed establishments such because the Nationwide Postgraduate Medical Faculty of Nigeria, the Worldwide Faculty of Surgeons (USA), the Faculty of American Pathologists (USA), and the Central East and Southern Africa Faculty of Pathology (South Africa).