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July 28, 2019
The World Health Organisation, WHO has called on Africanleaders to invest in the health sector, which it says is a major catalyst foreconomic development.
The Director General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, made thecall in Abuja at the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum.
The Director General in a panel discussion on the role ofhealth care in economic transformation said the health sector holds lots ofopportunities for job creation and lucrative investments. He said that toachieve universal coverage, private sector investment was key, adding that, itwas the reason the health sector had to be economically viable to attractinvestments.
Meanwhile, The Nigerian First Lady Aisha Buhari, said thatabout nine point two million Nigerian women and girls get pregnant every yearand an alarming number of them die due to causes related to pregnancy andchildbirth. She added that something must be done to reduce maternal deaths inNigeria.
Also  Guinea andMali’s First Ladies, Djena Condé and Keita Maiga, who were also on the panel,spoke on the importance of healthcare in economic development of theirrespective countries.