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Muhammad Ali Pate
@muhammadpate
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Two months ago, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, (
@officialABAT
) inaugurated the 774 National Health Fellows #NHF —one for each local government area—as a strategic investment in youth leadership for health. This milestone is a flagship intervention under the Renewed Hope Agenda and a practical expression of the National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative ( #NHSRII ), which prioritises primary health care, data-driven governance, and sustainable human capital development.
Today, I am pleased to report that under the coordination of the Sector-Wide Approach ( #SWAp ) Secretariat (
@SWApgov
), the National Health Fellows have now entered the next phase of their deployment—steadily building momentum across the country. These young professionals are on track to complete their asynchronous learning modules in leadership, public health fundamentals, and data analytics. As of April 30th, 2025, 73.61% of all planned modules have been completed, complemented by live sessions to reinforce learning and practical application within the local health governance ecosystem.
To ensure their learning is contextually grounded and not theoretical, each fellow has been paired with an experienced mentor drawn from a pool of 155 distinguished health sector leaders. By the end of April, over 2,145 structured engagements between fellows and mentors had taken place. Additionally, more than 6,000 follow-up calls have been made to monitor progress, resolve operational bottlenecks, and ensure that the initiative remains responsive to real-time needs.
We are deeply grateful to the State Commissioners for Health, the leadership of
@AlgonNationalHQ
@Algon_Nigeria
, and Nigeria’s traditional institutions whose collaboration has enabled the seamless integration of the fellows into their host communities. Their presence is not just symbolic, it has been transformative.
As the fellowship advances, the focus is now shifting to capstone projects. Already, several fellows are demonstrating bold leadership by identifying context-specific challenges and co-creating solutions with stakeholders, signaling the emergence of a new cadre of health champions rooted in service and innovation.
In the months ahead, we in the health sector remain firmly committed to actualising the full vision of Mr. President’s investment in this initiative. We look forward, with resolve and conviction, to the contributions these fellows will make in shaping the future of Nigeria’s health system.
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