BPE Health Sector Reform To Curb Medical Tourism, Maternal Mortality, Says DG
The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Alex Okoh says its comprehensive health sector reform would reduce maternal mortality and medical tourism in the country when implemented
Okosts stated this when he pledged the determination of the Bureau to ensure the smooth conclusion of the Health Sector Reform in the country.
Speaking when the Rotary Club of Ibadan Onireke Neighborhood honoured him with an award of Excellence for his immense contributions to the reform and privatisation programme of the Federal Government and diligent services to the nation, he said the Bureau had been working on a comprehensive health sector reform programme for the last two years and that when completed it would bequeath a better and more efficient health sector in Nigeria
that would curb several challenges in the health sector.
The Director General applauded the Rotary Club for the award and thanked it for its consistency in offering humanitarian services in Nigeria, adding that the Bureau was pleased with the activities of the Club.
Earlier while presenting the award, the Charter President of the Rotary Club, Abuja, Adedotun Amori said the club was pleased with the DG, BPE for his reform initiatives aimed at ensuring a better Nigeria for its citizens and humanity at large.
While reiterating the commitment of the Club to continue to add value to humanity, the President urged the staff and management of the BPE to continue with the reform programme as many sectors of the Nigerian economy have been resuscitated because of the reform initiatives of the BPE.
As at May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), stated that the MMR of Nigeria is 814 (per 100,000 live births). The lifetime risk of a Nigerian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum or post-abortion is 1 in 22, in contrast to the lifetime risk in developed countries estimated at 1 in 4900.
Also, as at March 2021, a Price Waterhouse Coopers report states that Nigerians spend $1 billion annually on medical tourism with 60 per cent of it on four key specialties namely: oncology, orthopedics, nephrology and cardiology.
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