Lab Scientists Urge Buhari To Appoint Competent Hands For Health Ministry

THE Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has joined Nigerians in congratulating Nigeria’s President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), even as the association has urged him to assemble competent and unbiased professionals who will man the Federal Ministry of Health.
In a statement signed by the Association National President, Mr.Toyosi Raheem and the Public Relations Officer, Mr.Adeyeye Adetunji, AMLSN said assemblage of world- class administrators for the health sector would help to end endless strikes and professional rivalry in the health sector.

The association, which also “appreciated President Goodluck Jonathan for providing a level playing field for free, fair and credible elections”, added that unbiased professional administrators would help to fast-rack attainment of the much- desired universal health coverage, reduce out of pocket health expenditures for all Nigerians and promote the achievement of health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The statement read in part: “Mr President-elect, we are particularly impressed with your passion for a better Nigeria and especially the health sector, which from records, experienced great feat at your first coming between 1983 to1985. We are optimistic that you will appoint credible, competent, unbiased and experienced administrators to lead the Federal Ministry of Health.
This no doubt, will put an end to incessant crisis in the health sector in Nigeria.”

“History has it that when an experienced, professionally unbiased health economist/administrator was in charge, our health sector in Nigeria ranked 4th in the whole of commonwealth nations. Regrettably, decline sets in drastically from 1985 soon after your exit as the then head of government.

“Health sector is made up several professional groups all of which have the capacity to perform optimally when given a level playing field, the needed motivations, necessary tools and enabling environments. This will in turn, promote Universal Health Coverage, reduce out of pocket health expenditures for all Nigerians, promote the achievement of health-related MDGs among others.”