The WACP Chairman of the Nigeria Chapter and Vice President of the College, Prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu (middle) and other members during the press conference in Ibadan. Photo: Ademola Adegbite.
The West African College of Physicians on Saturday urged the Federal Government and state governments to adopt sustainable healthcare financing, strengthen medical training infrastructure and embrace affordable digital technologies to address challenges affecting Nigeria’s health sector.
The college made the call during a press conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at the end of the 50th Annual General and Scientific Meeting of its Nigeria Chapter.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Chapter of the WACP and Vice President of the college, Prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu, said the resolutions reached at the meeting were aimed at building a more resilient healthcare system through stronger partnerships among medical professionals, government institutions and communities.
PUNCH Online reports that the conference, held from July 5 to 11, 2026, at the International Conference Centre, Ibadan, was themed, “Building Bridges, Forging Resilience and Partnership in Health.”
