Nigeria committed to improved healthcare delivery – Onu
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said the Federal government is collaborating with the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation to ensure that Nigeria improves on her healthcare delivery in Africa and beyond.
He stated this during a courtesy visit by the delegation of the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) in his office in Abuja.
The minister noted that the federal government is attaching much importance to knowledge, and is focusing attention on diversifying the economy through innovation driven projects, by engaging some of the agencies under the ministry’s purview in manufacturing drugs with particular attention to diseases peculiar to the black African race.
“Our target is to manufacture drugs with particular attention to diseases peculiar to the black African race. We must encourage diversification in our manufacturing industries especially in the healthcare sector.”
Dr Onu, further stated that the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is giving (ANDI) the necessary support in making sure that Nigeria’s aspiration as a nation is not only limited to Africa, but will also influence the global market in the production of drugs for disease that cannot be cured now.
He reaffirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to ensuring that his administration delivers on the promises he had made to Nigerians on improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
