The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for investment in human resources for health, by increasing pre-service training, implementing strategies to attract, retain and ensure optimal performance of highly motivated health workers in Nigeria.
WHO country representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, made the call at a press conference in celebration of WHO @75 and commemoration of the 2023 World Health Day, in Abuja.
Mulombo, however, said that the global health body has been supporting the government across all levels to build the capacity of health workers towards improved health resources and services.
He also said that the organisation has continued to support the protracted humanitarian crisis in the northeast region of Nigeria since 2016, while urging that national health strategies should position primary health care as the entry point into a health system which not only treats ill health but also prevents illness and promotes good health.
