Fixing poverty, malaria in Nigeria’ll take years – Gates CEO

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The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mark Suzman, has stated that addressing poverty and malaria in Nigeria will take years of sustained effort, despite recent progress by the Nigerian government in the healthcare sector.

Speaking to TheCable in New York on Tuesday, ahead of the Foundation’s annual Goalkeepers event, Suzman acknowledged Nigeria’s significant challenges but commended the country’s current leadership for making bold moves to improve public health.

According to him, “Nigeria’s size means it always, by numbers, makes a material difference to both global and certainly Africa-wide statistics.”

His remarks come at a time when the current Nigerian administration, under President Bola Tinubu, has signaled an intent to improve healthcare financing and delivery. Punch