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The Federal government has announced plans to reduce the importation of drugs in the country from 60% to 40% as part of efforts to promote the local manufacturing of drugs.
The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Salma Anas-Ibrahim disclosed this at a workshop held in Abuja to strengthen the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Nigeria’s cooperation strategy.
According to Anas-Ibrahim, this is part of President Bola Tinubu’s priority agenda to bridge the gap in the country’s health sector.
Other priority areas she said include increase and improve access to equal health care services, national health insurance for at least 40% of Nigeria’s population to ensure all citizens including the vulnerable group are beneficiaries.
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