In commemoration of World Health Day, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has emphasized the theme “Health for All: Health Equity,” stressing the importance of healthcare as a fundamental human right rather than a privilege.<\/p>\n
Acknowledging the progress made in Nigeria’s healthcare sector, Senator Tinubu highlighted the persistent challenge of health equity, calling for collective efforts to address the existing disparities.<\/span><\/p>\n In her statement, Senator Tinubu pointed out the disparities in healthcare access due to socio-economic factors, emphasizing the need to bridge the gap to ensure equitable health outcomes for all Nigerians.<\/span><\/p>\n Expressing gratitude to healthcare workers for their dedication and commitment, Senator Tinubu lauded their efforts in combating various health crises, including Ebola and Covid-19. She extended a heartfelt appreciation to all healthcare workers for their unwavering service to the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n Senator Tinubu seized the occasion to appeal to well-meaning Nigerians, organizations, and bodies to join hands in eliminating barriers to achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n She extended warm wishes on World Health Day and invoked blessings upon the Federal Republic of Nigeria, reaffirming her commitment to advancing healthcare accessibility and equity in the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In commemoration of World Health Day, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has emphasized the theme “Health for All: Health Equity,” stressing the importance of healthcare as a fundamental human right rather than a privilege.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8715,337,7091,8714],"class_list":["post-18288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro","tag-fundamental-human-right","tag-healthcare","tag-senator-oluremi-tinubu","tag-world-health-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18290,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18288\/revisions\/18290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}