[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged African nations to strengthen domestic health financing, reduce reliance on foreign aid, and uphold budget commitments to ensure sustainable healthcare.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n At the 38th African Union Summit<\/a> in Addis Ababa, Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, called for sustainable health financing strategies to bolster Africa\u2019s healthcare systems. Speaking at a High-Level Meeting on Domestic Health Financing<\/a>, convened by Rwandan President Paul Kagame, she stressed the need for innovative funding mechanisms to reduce dependency on foreign aid.<\/p>\n \u201cAfrica cannot continue to rely solely on donor funding and foreign aid, which, although helpful, are often unpredictable and unsustainable,\u201d Tinubu stated. She urged African governments to honour their Abuja Declaration commitment to allocate at least 15% of national budgets to healthcare.<\/p>\n Highlighting Nigeria\u2019s perspective, she emphasised the link between health and economic prosperity, advocating for expanded health insurance, endowment funds, and diaspora investments. As the Global and National Stop TB Champion, she also underscored the role of African First Ladies in mobilising resources through private sector and international partnerships.<\/p>\n The meeting saw consensus among leaders from Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, and others on prioritising local investment in research, technology, and healthcare workforce development. Participants stressed the need for transparency and accountability to ensure efficient use of funds, signaling a renewed commitment to sustainable, homegrown healthcare solutions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged African nations to strengthen domestic health financing, reduce reliance on foreign aid, and uphold budget commitments to ensure sustainable healthcare.At the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, called for sustainable health financing strategies to bolster Africa\u2019s healthcare systems. Speaking at a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":987761142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3046,133],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987761139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987761139"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987761139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987761157,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987761139\/revisions\/987761157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987761142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987761139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987761139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987761139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}