From right: President of the
Lawan said, "Let me start by appreciating you, GAVI, for so much care and concerns for Nigerians having spent about a billion dollars helping us in the areas of vaccination and immunisation. "You deserve serious commendation by our country.
We are also particularly excited that you are doing so much and therefore we need also to improve on what we do here in our country. "Having spent so much resources for us, we made it clear in the last
"Implementation has not been satisfactory but we have tasked our current committee on health to ensure that implementation of the one percent that translates into about N55 billion annually should be improved." Lawan noted that prevention of diseases through immunisation and vaccination would ensure healthier population for the nation, and assured of the commitment and capacity of the
While conceding that much was not achieved in the health sector, the
"I think no amount or percentage is too much for our health, but of course a country that has so many challenges and competing demands for resources will continue to prioritize in such a manner that health sector is not disadvantaged," he said. He appreciated GAVI for its numerous projects towards immunisation and vaccinations programmes and assured that
"We appreciate the financial and technical support you are giving us, but you will be encouraged better if you see us also improving because whatever one is doing for you, if he sees you doing well he feel encouraged to do more for you," Lawan said. He said although the 2020 budget had been passed and assented to, the
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