President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a $2.2 billion commitment to revitalise Nigeria’s healthcare sector
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a $2.2 billion commitment to revitalise Nigeria’s healthcare sector and train 120,000 frontline health workers under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.
Speaking at the inauguration of the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja, Tinubu described the project as “a monument to African resilience and innovation.”
Represented by Vice President Kassim Shettima, Tinubu said the initiative will renovate over 17,000 primary health centres and double health insurance coverage within three years.
“These are not aspirations. These are milestones already in motion,” he stated.
The AMCE, developed by Afreximbank in collaboration with King’s College Hospital, London, hosts the largest stem cell lab in West Africa and plans to expand to include a teaching hospital and nursing school.
“With your planned Medical and Nursing School on this campus, you are laying the foundation for a new generation of African medical specialists,” Tinubu added.
He pledged continued government support, calling it a strategic investment in Nigeria’s future.