First Lady, Aisha Buhari has advocated improved healthcare Services in Nigeria. She made the announcement on returning from her trip to Dubai.
Mrs Buhari advised healthcare practitioners to take advantage of the Federal Government’s N100 billion credit support for the health sector to improve service delivery.
Aisha Buhari was flown out of the country to Dubai for medical treatment on the 8th of August to treat a nagging neck pain.
She had also successfully undergone a 14-day self isolation in her home in Abuja, Nigeria.
On returning from the trip, the First Lady thanked Nigerians for their prayers and well-wishes. She also commended men and women of he Nigerian Airforce who facilitated her journey back to the country.
Her Statement:
“I want to commend and appreciate the courage and professionalism of the Captain and his crew, the wonderful gallant service men and women of the entire Nigerian Airforce for their dedication to duty and the quality of maintenance of its fleet.
“I recall hosting the private healthcare providers earlier in the year and we had a very productive engagement where issues of building the capacity of Nigeria’s health sector was the major focus, and funding was discovered to be the major challenge.
“I therefore call on the healthcare providers to take advantage of the Federal Government’s initiative through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) guidelines for the operation of NGN100 Billion Credit Support for the Healthcare Sector as was released recently contained in a circular dated March 25, 2020 to the Commercial Banks.
“This will no doubt help in building and expanding the capacity of the Nigerian Health Sector and ultimately reduce medical trips and tourism outside the country.
“Once again, I thank our frontline workers and all Nigerians for their steadfastness as we navigate the challenges facing the entire world.
“Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. August 22, 2020”