From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has said the country is grappling with an acute shortage of trained medical manpower.
This is even as complained about the high rate of communicable and non-communicable diseases, adding that the diseases have remained a significant burden on the country.
He, however, said the federal government would continue to leverage technology to provide healthcare to marginalised communities.
Pate stated this yesterday at a one-day summit organised by Onebarrow International Limited, entitled: ‘Transforming Healthcare: Uniting Providers Through Technology for Integrated Care Solutions.’
Pate, represented by the Head of NGOs Coordination in the Ministry, Ethel Ekam, he said: “Today our nation still tackles with numerous health challenges that require urgent attention.
“The communicable and non-communicable diseases still remain a significant burden in the country.
“There is an acute shortage of trained manpower, which is further aggravated by the migration of the health workforce for greener pasture, which this present government is committed to reversing the trend.”
Principal Officer, Onebarrow International, Olariwaju Fayemi, on his part said health workers must collaborate to address the challenges besetting the healthcare sector.
“We need a holistic healthcare solution. We have so many challenges bedevilling the sector. Health workers must collaborate,” he said.
