Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziak Adekunle Salako, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to ensure equitable access to healthcare and reduce the country’s disease burden.
Speaking at a public health conference at Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State, Salako said service disruptions in healthcare were not abstract statistics but realities with profound consequences for families and communities.
Delivering a keynote address titled “Bridging Service Delivery Disruption in Public Health: A Critical Imperative for Our Future,” he described the COVID-19 pandemic as a stark reminder of vulnerabilities within the health system, citing infection of health workers, lack of protective equipment, supply chain breakdowns, and shutdown of primary healthcare centres.
He stressed that while the pandemic exposed weaknesses, it also catalysed innovations that must be sustained. Among proposed solutions were mobile diagnostic units in communities, specialised centres for disease control, and home delivery of medications for patients with chronic illnesses.
Leave feedback about this