Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has taken proactive steps in strengthening domestic resource mobilization, expanding private sector investments, and enhancing Nigeria’s health infrastructure to accommodate strategic global partnerships that will sustain life-saving HIV therapy for Nigerians who rely on them.
The minister made the statement during the launch of the ‘Free To Shine’ Campaign to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis for the North-Central Zone in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday.
Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate noted that the ongoing prioritization of homegrown solutions, under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), enables the new ‘Free to Shine’ Campaign to impact every corner of the country, while ensuring that every Nigerian child has access to essential care and is born HIV-free, marking a significant step toward ending childhood HIV in Nigeria.
