In response to a future outbreak of health emergencies, President Muhammadu Buhari will establish standard laboratories, intensive care units, and isolation centres in all states of the Federation as part of measures to reposition Nigeria’s weak health system.
The President will also pay attention to integrating local content in proven researches in the cure, and production of materials in the health sector.
This is contained in a release signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Thursday.
According to the Presidency, there is global anxiety on what the future holds for humanity post-COVID-19, particularly in respect of the economy, healthcare, job security, and general wellbeing.
He added that Nigerians are not immune from the disquietude, as they belong to the global community.
“Below is a checklist of some measures that President Muhammadu Buhari has taken, and will further take, to make life abundant for Nigerians. This should assuage some apprehensions:
“An economic team, headed by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning has been set up to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
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“Economic Sustainability Committee headed by the Vice President to define a post-COVID-19 economy for Nigeria.
“Taskforce set up on the free movement of farm produce headed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
“A Fiscal Sustainability Plan to complement the suite of monetary and banking interventions recently announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“A mass agricultural programme to be put in place.
“Major rural road construction programme.
“Mass housing programme.
“Large scale installation of residential solar systems, utilizing mainly local materials.
“Expansion of the Social Investment Programme.
“The 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the Budget 2020 assumptions and targets have already been revised.
“Time-sensitive expenditures are to be prioritized over less critical spending.
“Extant financial controls are to be strengthened to detect, eliminate and sanction instances of waste, funds misappropriation and corruption,” he said.
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