Nigeria is committed to working with development partners to strengthen the mechanism for the implementation of the newly launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), President Buhari said in New York on Friday, at an event organised by the UN-AID.
He said Nigeria remained fully committed to all declarations and commitments made, at both continental and international levels towards the elimination of killer diseases and improved healthcare for the citizenry. Some of the major ones include the Action Framework on Roll – Back Malaria and the 2013 Abuja + 12 Declaration on the elimination of HIV and AIDs in Africa by 2030.
The President said millions of lives have been lost to epidemics such as Ebola, Malaria, HIV and Sub- Saharan Africa has borne the burden significantly. He asked for Pharmaceutical companies to assist in producing generic drugs for some of these diseases ,so as to bring down the cost. He also expressed satisfaction over the efforts of the global community, which has resulted in greater control, less spread and better management of the diseases.
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