In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system and reduce escalating costs of pharmaceutical products and  drugs in the country, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved Medipool, a group purchasing organisation, as supplier of essential healthcare products across Nigeria. 

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Ali Pate, who announced this after FEC meeting on Monday, said the Medipool project would be executed through the federal government’s basic healthcare provision fund, and also eventually through federal tertiary hospitals, to negotiate lower prices

 and then channel those commodities to the areas of need.

According to the Minister, the initiative is part of the presidential directive to drop  drug prices and expand access to essential medicines through local production and strategic procurement.

In a related development, FEC also approved a N2.3 billion contract for the procurement and installation of a cardiac catheterization machine at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto.

Professor Pate said the facility will enable the hospital to diagnose and treat serious cardiovascular conditions, including heart related issues.

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