Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to equipped hospitals with modern infrastructure and train more frontline health workers for equitable access to healthcare services.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Ms Kachollom Daju, said this in Abuja on Monday after a road walk tagged “Walk the Talk” to celebrate 2024 World Health Day (WHD).
Newsmen reports that “Walk the Talk” is a World Health Organisation (WHO) programme
aimed at achieving Goal 3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, while ensuring healthy lives, and promoting well-being for all ages.
The WHD is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7 to focus world attention to a health problem or issue that deserves special attention. Meanwhile, “My Health, My Right” was the theme for 2024.
The permanent secretary, therefore, said that the celebration of World Health Day was to ensure that Nigerians exercised their right to health. She added that the yearly walk was to create awareness on how to live healthy.
She advised Nigerians to always go for medical check-up “so as to start early treatment, should anything be detected.”
In his speech, the WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo, said the road walk is to promote physical activity, well-being, and healthy lifestyle, among members.
Mulombo said that the day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of achieving Universal Health Coverage, where people would have access to full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship.
He noted that the theme of this year’s WHD is appropriate, as the right to good health is essential.