President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, approved the automatic employment to the 774 beneficiaries selected under the federal government’s the National Health Fellows Programme.
The President stated this, while speaking at the presidential launch of the programme in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Addressing the young fellows tasked with monitoring primary healthcare centres, across all the 774 local government areas in the country, Tinubu declared: “You are hired,” pledging employment after their one-year tenure.
“The coordinating minister, and the champion of this programme, has requested approval, and luckily the minister of finance is here also.
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“This programme is designed to expose you to best practices, and keep you abreast of the knowledge, and skill to transform the sector.
“Healthcare is a critical pillar of national development, no country can prosper if its people are unhealthy, and unsustainable health programmes are a precise danger.
“Sustainable development is only possible with a strong healthcare system, and you are the pillars,” Tinubu told the beneficiaries.
