She further reassured Nigerians that the President strongly advocates health issues and “he is committed to forging a formidable health for our citizens”.
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President Bola Tinubu is working on increasing the annual budgetary allocation to the health sector by 10 per cent.
This was disclosed by his special adviser on health, Salma Ibrahim-Anas, on Tuesday during the GateField Health Summit held at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
“President Bola Ahmed TInubu has taken a strong step to ensure that 10% of the Nigerian budget is allocated to health. This is to improve the health outcome of Nigeria”, she said.
She further reassured Nigerians that the President is a strong advocate on health issues and “he is committed to forging a formidable health for our citizens”.
The GateField summit strongly pushes the advocacy to tax sugar-sweetened beverages to fund Nigeria’s debilitating health care system.
The summit amplified the long-term effects of sugar-sweetened beverages intake on Nigerians and, as such, companies in the production of sweetened beverages be taxed to generate revenue for the Nigerian Healthcare system for citizens who suffer from the likes of diabetes, cancer, heart diseases, and other non-communicable diseases that are majorly caused by the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).
