Dr. Osagie
Emmanuel Ehanire as Nigeria’s Minister of Health and member of the Presidential
Taskforce on the fight against Corona virus hails from Oredo Local Government
Area of Edo State. Dr. Ehanire is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician who
was appointed as the Minister of State for Health in the President Muhammadu
Buhari administration in November 2015. He worked to a great extent
in Germany as Resident Anesthesiologist, Resident Vascular Surgeon and Resident
General Surgeon in Thoracic Surgery at various hospitals with outstanding
records of his practice internationally.
Under his leadership
the Emergency National Council on Health was held virtually today, 23rd June,
2020 to consider and possibly adopt two memoranda and one presentation:
‘Revised Guidelines For The Basic Healthcare Provision Fund’; ‘The Health
Sector COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan’, presented by the Honourable Minister
of Health; and ‘Reducing Transmission of COVID-19 Through Community Approach’.
The Honorable Minister through the Federal Ministry of Health
had mapped out areas of need in ICU capacity and worked with NMA, NANNM, the
Association of Anaesthetists and Critical care physicians and nurses, with in
deploying specialists to areas of need across the country.
His coordination of one of the most critical sectors during
the Pandemic, the health sector cannot be ignored and undermined in any way as
it has contributed enormously to our country’s overall success. This is why the
Abuja based group sought out to celebrate his Exceptional Professionalism and Leadership of Health Practitioners
during the fight against the Pandemic.
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