The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has tasked Nigerian medical professionals in the Diaspora to unite, make huge impact and change the narratives of health care tourism in Nigeria.
NIDCOM Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in a press statement, Thursday in Abuja, said the commission’s boss stated this on Wednesday as a Guest of Honour at the launch of ‘ Women in Health Care Network (WIHCN)’ at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos.
He said Dabiri-Erewa believes that women are better placed to drive the initiative; just as she commended the WIHCN Founder/Chair, Dr. Modupe Elebute-Odunsi, and other members for the laudable initiative.
She said though some medical professionals were leaving the country, many were also returning to set up hospitals and clinics in the country.
Dabiri-Erewa solicited support for the WIHCN, noting that the group had the potential to be a change agent.
She encouraged the group to collate data on medical professionals who have returned to establish hospitals and clinics and quantify their contributions to the development of Health Care system in the country.
The commission’s boss informed the gathering of the desire of the NIDCOM to resuscitate the ‘ Diaspora Health Care Professional Initiative which seeks to encourage doctors and Diaspora health care practitioners to combine resources and make impact collectively.
Dignitaries at the event include: Minister of Health, Dr. Mohammed Pate; Special Adviser on Health to the President, Dr. Zainab Anas; Wife of former Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki; Former Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris; Special Adviser on Health to the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Kemi Owoeye, among others.
