President Bola Tinubu has announced that 774 fellows of the national health program will be granted automatic employment.
Gatekeepers News reports that this declaration was made during the presidential launch of the program in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
While addressing the young fellows, who are assigned to monitor Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in all 774 local government areas, Tinubu stated, “You are hired,” and assured them of employment following the completion of their one-year tenure.
“The Coordinating Minister and the champion of this program have requested approval and luckily the Minister of Finance is here also.
“This programme is designed to expose you to best practices and keep you up to date with the knowledge and skills to transform the sector. Healthcare is a critical pillar of national development, no country can prosper if its people are unhealthy and unsustainable health programmes are a precise danger. Sustainable development is only possible with a strong healthcare system and you are the pillars.”
The announcement follows a call from the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, who urged federal, state, and local governments to facilitate the integration of these fellows into the healthcare workforce to enhance universal health coverage.
The national health fellows scheme aims to foster significant improvements and innovation within the health sector. The fellows were selected based on merit from over 359,000 applicants. This initiative is part of Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, which seeks to revitalize Nigeria’s primary healthcare system.
