The minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu is working tirelessly to address the high cost of drugs and the exit of some multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria.
According to The PUNCH, the minister made this known while speaking with journalists shortly after the official commissioning of a new clinical complex at the Federal Medical Centre Ebutte Metta, Lagos.
According to Alausa, Tinubu is having sleepless nights over the issues, even as he assured that the Ministry of Health was looking for sustainable ways to solve them.
He stressed that the President is determined to build sustainable, durable and comprehensive healthcare systems for Nigerians.
He said, “Mr. President is having sleepless nights on this drug scarcity. He has discussed with us what we need to do. What President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants for this country is sustainable, durable, comprehensive health care. He just doesn’t want us to scratch the surface.
“Tinubu is very real and very truthful to Nigerians. He wants to fix the healthcare system, and he is working to deploy his time and resources of the country into our healthcare system.
“I know things are hard, but Nigerians should bear with us. Things will be turned to get better in the not-too-distant future,” Alausa disclosed.
He said that the ministry is working hard to come up with multifaceted solution to tackle the issues.
