The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said that President Bola Tinubu is having sleepless nights over the hike in drug prices and scarcity of essential medicines in the country.
The minister noted that the high cost of drugs and the exit of some multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria were key issues the president was working tirelessly to address.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the official commissioning of a new clinical complex at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebutte Metta, Lagos, Alausa said the president had directed the Ministry of Health to look for sustainable ways to solve the problem of hikes in drug prices.
He stressed that the president was determined to build sustainable, durable and comprehensive healthcare systems for Nigerians.
“What President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wants for this country is sustainable, durable, comprehensive health care. He just doesn’t want us to scratch the surface.
“He (Tinubu) is very real and very truthful to Nigerians. He wants to fix the healthcare system, and he is working to deploy his time and resources of the country into our healthcare system.
”I know things are hard, but Nigerians should bear with us. Things will be turned to get better in the not-too-distant future.”
