The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, has said that President Bola Tinubu is working tirelessly to mitigate the hike in drug prices and scarcity of essential medicines in the country
Speaking shortly after the official commissioning of a new clinical complex at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebutte Metta, Lagos, Alausa said the president had directed the Ministry of Health to look for sustainable ways to solve the problem of hikes in drug prices.
According to him, the President is determined to build sustainable, durable and comprehensive healthcare systems for Nigerians, open six medical industries across the six geopolitical zones to facilitate influx of investors in the sector.
The minister also noted that the country will produce over 120,000 nurses by the end of the year has increased the enrolment capacity of nurses from 28,000 to 66,000 nurses in nursing schools, with the objective to produce over 120,000 nurses in the country at the end of the year.
