The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has restated the ministry’s unwavering commitment to service delivery targeted at improving quality of care across federal health institutions nationwide.
Dr. Salako stated this policy thrust during an interactive session with health correspondents at the ministry’s headquarters on Sunday, in Abuja.
Speaking with emphasis on the ministry’s policies and agenda for year 2025; the minister asserted that effective and efficient service delivery aimed at improving the health of Nigerians will be accorded premium priority.
He added that policies initiated by the ministry coupled with equipping of hospitals with critical physical infrastructures such as theatres, ambulances, hospitals and wards are deliberately planned and implemented towards ensuring quality healthcare.
“This is so important because the whole essence of what we do, all the policies, budgetary allocations to health sector to spend, to what end?
“To employ doctors, nurses, build hospitals and buy ambulances, is targeted at improving the health of Nigerians,” he said.
He affirmed that prioritising quality healthcare and efficient service delivery in health institutions resonates with the ministry’s strategic agenda and direction under the Health Renewal Investment Initiative and Sector-Wide Approach.
