Answers on Healthcare
What Atiku Abubakar's published plans say about Healthcare. Open any answer to read it in full, see the page it comes from, and share it.
24 answered questions
- What is your plan for improving tertiary hospitals and specialist medical care in the country? Good evening to you, Doctor. Thank you for the work you do. On tertiary hospitals and centres of specialist care, here is what I am committed to. I will properly equip and staff o…
- How will you improve hospital conditions, pay and working hours to stop health workers' mass exodus? On bringing our medical graduates home and improving hospital conditions, pay and working hours, I am determined to stop health worker migration by raising health sector pay struc…
- What is your plan for bringing healthcare closer to communities without a nearby hospital? I hear you, and this is exactly the gap my plan is built to close. My plan revitalizes at least one Primary Health Care center per political ward, equipped with essential medicine…
- Would you fund local drug and vaccine manufacturing? On medicine, I will provide targeted fiscal subsidies to local pharmaceutical firms to help lower medicine prices for you and your family. Alongside this, I plan to expand health…
- Will you make health insurance compulsory, and what will it cost families? I am building a National Health Security and Protection Programme that combines health insurance with a personal medical savings account for you, where unused savings roll over an…
- What will you do about polluted rivers and unsafe drinking water in communities? I will strengthen water quality enforcement agencies and strictly penalise industrial waste dumping in rivers, so pollution like this is held accountable. Alongside this, my admin…
- What will you do to stop nurses and other health workers from leaving the country? To stop health workers like you from leaving, I am committed to raising pay structures in the health sector, waiving tariffs on imported medical equipment, improving workplace saf…
- What would healthcare look like for ordinary families under your plan? I imagine a young mother walking into a primary healthcare centre and receiving proper care, without her family first having to calculate whether they can afford to keep her alive…
- How will healthcare centres be able to reach specialists who aren't nearby? I'll link regional specialist medical centers to rural communities through regional ambulance networks and integrated telemedicine services. Through the National Telehealth Access…
- How will you use technology to make healthcare easier to access? I will build modern digital health systems, developing telemedicine and electronic medical records to improve access, efficiency, and quality of care. I will also establish a Nati…
- What is your plan for protecting citizens from major medical costs during serious illness? I am committed to guaranteeing that every citizen is protected against major health costs, so that no one is pushed into poverty because of serious illness. This protection works…
- How will you help citizens pay for everyday medical care like check-ups and medicine? I will give every citizen in the National Social Register a dedicated medical savings account for routine healthcare, covering things like consultations, medications, diagnostics,…
- How will you improve health insurance for ordinary citizens? I will establish a National Health Security and Protection Programme under the Social Protection Act. It will combine health insurance with personal medical savings, so your unuse…
- What will you do to help Nigerians stay healthy instead of just treating sickness? I will set up a National Health Education and Prevention Programme to promote healthier lifestyles and reduce preventable diseases. This means nationwide public health campaigns o…
- What will you do about children going hungry and families struggling to afford food? We cannot build a strong country on the bodies of hungry children, and we cannot celebrate economic statistics while mothers are cutting meals. I am determined to expand treatment…
- How bad is child malnutrition in Nigeria right now? The figures are deeply disturbing. 41.1 per cent of Nigerian children under five are stunted, and 19.2 per cent are severely stunted. In the North-West, stunting rises to 58.2 per…
- Can Nigerian doctors living abroad help treat patients back home? Yes. I will allow Nigerian healthcare professionals in the diaspora to provide remote services as licensed practitioners under the NTAP programme. This means their skills can stil…
- What will you do to stop doctors and nurses from leaving Nigeria? I'm determined to make Nigeria a place worth staying for our health workers. My plan raises health sector pay structures, waives tariffs on imported medical equipment, improves wo…
- Why do doctors keep leaving the country, and what will you do to keep them here? To stop health workers from leaving, I will raise pay structures in the health sector, waive tariffs on imported medical equipment, improve workplace safety, and fund medical rese…
- Many communities don't have ambulances or access to specialists. What will you do to improve emergency and specialist healthcare outside the big cities? I understand how painful it is to lose someone because help couldn't reach them in time. My plan links regional specialist medical centers to rural communities through regional am…
- What will you do to improve maternal healthcare and reduce preventable deaths of mothers and babies? My plan provides free maternal and under-5 healthcare services, so cost never stands between you and safe delivery. I'll train and deploy Community Health Extension Workers into c…
- How will you make healthcare and medicine more affordable for ordinary people, including those without formal jobs? I will expand National Health Insurance Authority coverage to informal sector workers, so more people outside formal jobs can access health insurance. I will also provide targeted…
- How will you improve healthcare access in rural communities lacking hospitals, doctors and medicines? I will revitalize at least one Primary Health Care center in every political ward, equipped with essential medicines and solar power, and backed by rural posting allowances for do…
- What will you do to provide safe drinking water and prevent waterborne illness, especially in children? I will strengthen water quality enforcement agencies and apply strict penalties on industrial waste dumping in rivers, the pollution poisoning your water and fish. I will distribu…