FG Launches Initiative to Harness Diaspora Health Expertise for Improved Delivery
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The federal government yesterday launched an initiative aimed at harnessing the potential of diaspora health professionals to help improve and strengthen the country’s healthcare delivery.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the aim is to rally Nigerian professionals abroad to support healthcare services in the country’s tertiary health institutions.
Under the initiative known as Nigerians in Diaspora Advance Health Programme (NiDAH-P), the government seeks to encourage skilled professionals to provide specialised services, strengthen residency training programmes, expand opportunities for continuing professional development and build enduring partnerships between local institutions and global Nigerian expertise.
