The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, says the federal government’s push to localize healthcare value chains will unlock nearly half a million jobs and attract over $5.5 billion in investments into Nigeria’s pharmaceutical and health manufacturing space.

Prof. Pate who made the disclosure at a high-level ministerial dialogue with World Bank President Ajay Banga, held during the Health Works Dialogue at the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, pointed to Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 health reforms as a foundation for renewed global support, noting that the World Bank had remained a critical ally throughout the pandemic response and recovery.

According to Prof. Pate, the healthcare transformation agenda is being driven by deliberate fiscal reforms and a national push to expand functional primary healthcare centres, with more than 20 million Nigerians already benefiting from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.

He also called on international partners to align with Nigeria’s national goals and support efforts to build stronger, more resilient health systems.

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