Tag: Prof. Pate

FG approves ₦32bn for PHCs nationwide

Aminu Imam
FG approves PHCs

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦32 billion to health facilities under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), following deliberations at the Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, while speaking with newsmen, explained that this is a quarterly meeting held to review the progress being made in the health sector under President Bola Tinubu’s health sector renewal investment initiative, adding that it is a continuation of progress across multiple dimensions. He explained that the committee reviewed performance in…

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‘850,000 children die yearly from preventable causes’ — Health Minister

Aminu Imam
Minister on prevention

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, revealed that an estimated 850,000 Nigerian children under the age of five die every year from preventable causes such as premature birth complications and pneumonia. Speaking in Abuja at the joint national commemoration of the ‘2025 World Pneumonia Day’ and ‘World Prematurity Day’ on Wednesday, Pate, represented by the Director of Health Promotion, John Urakpa, said the grim figures underscore Nigeria’s struggle to meet global child survival targets despite some progress in recent years. Pate acknowledged that Nigeria had made…

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H’Reps summon Health Minister over alleged misuse of $300m anti-malaria fund

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis yesterday gave the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate, and the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it over allegations of misuse of $300m meant to tackle malaria since 2021. This is just as the committee threatened to order the arrest of the permanent secretary, Kachallom Daju, if she fails to honour the summons, having failed to appear before it after three invitations. The duo are also expected to answer questions on allegations of…

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FG to sign Executive Order to curb rising drug prices – Minister

Aminu Imam
Nigerian Health minister Pate

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said the Federal Government will soon issue an Executive Order to curb escalating drug prices in the country. Prof. Pate, who disclosed this yesterday, explained that the Executive Order is a short-term goal in reducing drug prices. He added that the Federal Government’s mid to long-term goals in reducing drug prices involve the domestication of imported drugs within the next three years in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Prof. Pate, who disclosed this at the…

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