First Lady, Aisha Buhari Returns From UAE Medical Trip,Advocates Improved Healthcare Services

 

Nigeria's First lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari on saturday announced her return from medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates(UAE), while calling for healthcare providers to improve the capacity of the country's health sector and reduce foreign medical trips.

The first lady said healthcare providers should take advantage of the Federal Government's N100bn credit support for the health sector in order to ramp up capacity according to a statement signed by her and obtained by newsmen.

Earlier reports has it that Mrs. Buhari's exit from the country on August 8,although her office did not confirm the news at that time.

In her Saturday statement, Mrs Buhari thanked Nigerians for their prayers and well-wishes and also extended gratitude to the men and women of Nigerian Airforce who facilated her journey back to Nigeria.

READ MRS BUHARI'S FULL STATEMENT:

I want to use this oppurtunity to thank all Nigerians for their prayers and well wishes while i was away for medical treatment in the United Arabs Emirates(UAE). I am well now and fully recovered and had since returned back home, Nigeria.

On our way back, the Nigerian Airforce Flight encountered a violent clear air turbulence which was navigated safely and professionally by the captain of the crew of the flight.

I want to commend and appreciate the courage and professionalism of the captain and his crew, the wonderful gallant service men and women of the entire Nigeria Airforce for their dedication to duty and the quality of maintenance of its fleet.

I recall hosting the private healthcare providers earlier in the year and we had a very productive engagement where the issues of building the capacity of Nigeria health sector was the major focus,and funding was discovered to be the major challenge.

I therefore call on the healthcare providers to take the advantage of the Federal Government's initiative through the central bank of Nigeria(CBN) guidelines for the operation of NGN100 Billion credit support for the healthcare sector as was released recently contained in a circular dated March 25,2020 to the commercial banks. This will no doubt help in building and expanding the capacity of the Nigerian health sector and ultimately reduce medical trips and tourism otside the country.

Aisha Muhammadu Buhari

First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria

August 22,2020