FG recruits 2,500 health workers

Eric Patrick

President Bola Tinubu-led administration has recruited over 2,500 health professionals to address the increasing shortage of frontline health workers across Nigeria.

Those recruited include doctors, nurses, midwives, and Community Health Extension Workers.

This was contained in a statement by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, and shared on his X com handle on Saturday.

According to the statement, the government renewed its dedication to tackling the urgent requirement for a strengthened and well-prepared health workforce to cater to the needs of Nigeria's swiftly expanding population.

The statement read in part, "H.E. President Bola Tinubu’s #officialABAT administration fully recognizes the urgent need to upgrade the quantity and quality of health workers nationwide to meet the evolving needs of our fast-growing population.

"This has informed our aggressive health workforce development drive. At present, we have recruited well over 2,500 doctors, nurses, midwives, and Community Health Extension Workers (#CHEWs) to address frontline health worker attrition.

"By partnering the Global Fund #GlobalFund and other development partners, we are making significant advances on the implementation of the retraining of 120,000 frontline workers by 2027, deploying digital platforms, and to support state and local governments with financial incentives to recruit high-skilled health professionals.

 

"At a time when the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare #Fmohnigeria has granted waivers for the recruitment of nearly 4,000 health personnel into Federal Tertiary Hospitals #MDCNOfficial, over the past 12 months, to bolster service delivery and quality, I am delighted to share further detail on our efforts with you in this briefing from my desk."