The federal authorities has launched the Nationwide Well being Fellows Programme to drive transformative change in Nigeria’s well being sector.
The Deputy Director of Data and Public Relations on the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare, Alaba Balogun, in a press release on Wednesday, mentioned that the initiative, which is ready to run for one yr, is spearheaded by the Nigeria Well being Sector Renewal Funding Initiative SWAp Coordination Workplace below the ministry.
He mentioned the initiative goals to draw professionals from numerous disciplines, together with well being, data expertise, and social sciences, to domesticate a brand new technology of leaders within the well being sector.
The minister of Well being and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, mentioned, “This prestigious programme will convey collectively a cohort of rising professionals throughout varied disciplines, together with well being and health-related, data expertise and social sciences”.
He referred to as on Nigerian professionals to use by the official utility portal earlier than the twenty seventh of January 2025.
The minister acknowledged that candidates should guarantee they meet the programme’s necessities and full the net utility course of, including that shortlisted candidates shall be contacted with additional particulars on the subsequent steps.
He emphasised that the initiative represents a renewed pathway to management improvement within the nation’s well being sector, aligning with its dedication to sustainable well being innovation and progress.
