By Our Correspondent<\/p>\n
Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt.Hon.Tajudeen Abbas has said that the nation’s health challenges cannot be solved without a coordinated approach by all relevant stakeholders.<\/p>\n
This happened as the House Committee on Infectious Diseases has held a public hearing to amend the National Agency for the Control of HIV AIDS Act Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 with a view to establish a trust fund for the control of these ailments <\/p>\n
Speaking when he declared the hearing open, he said that our nation cannot realize it’s full potentials when preventable and treatable diseases continue to deprive it’s citizens of life, productivity and opportunity.<\/p>\n
Represented by Hon Mansur Manusoro, he said that the protection of public health must therefore be understood not simply as a government responsibility, but as an investment in the lives, capabilities and future of our people.<\/p>\n
The proposed amendment he informed is to examine whether our existing legislative and institutional framework is sufficiently responsive to the scale and interconnected nature of these challenges. <\/p>\n
He added that the proposal is seeking to expand the mandate of the National Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS the Bill raises important questions about coordination, administrative efficiency, resource mobilisation and accountability.<\/p>\n
He harped on the need to examine how better coordination can reduce duplication, strengthen collaboration and ensure more effective use of scarce public resourexes noting that HIV\/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria have distinct patterns of transmission, prevention strategies and treatment requirements.<\/p>\n
The Speaker insisted that every proposed institutional change must ultimately be judged by its impact on the health and well-being of Nigerians.<\/p>\n
Earlier in an opening speech Chairman of the House Committee Hon.Amobi Godwin Ogah said that said that the health of the citizenry is an important issue that is not supposed to be left to chance.<\/p>\n
He noted that Nigeria remains the country with the highest burden of infected persons with HIV\/AIDS Malaria and Tuberculosis diseases <\/p>\n
He harped on the need for to establish a trust find to tackle the issue of delay in funding of relevant agencies on charge of control of these diseases annually.<\/p>\n
He added that no legislation,
\nhowever well conceived, cannot succeed without effective implementation.<\/p>\n
He added that sustained investment, public awareness,scientific innovation, institutional cooperation and community participation remain indispensable to the fight against infectious diseases.<\/p>\n
The Abia born Labour Party lawmaker added that the proposed amendment must form part of a broader national commitment to strengthening our health system and ensuring that public health interventions produce lasting results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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