President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, into a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated that this upgrade approved by the President, is part of his dedicated efforts to strengthen human resources in the health and social welfare sector.
This directive comes at a time when President Tinubu, also serving as the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health, is committed to training 120,000 frontline health workers nationwide within 16 months.
In addition, there are plans to double the number of primary health facilities in local communities across all local government areas of the federation from 8,800 to over 17,000 within the next three years.
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Furthermore, there will be a doubling of the number of health personnel graduating from accredited nursing and midwifery institutions over the same period to meet Nigerians’ aspirations for accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare services nationwide.
