The Federal Government has begun mobilising and equipping young medical professionals to serve as National Health Fellows, in a move aimed at strengthening leadership and service delivery across Nigeria’s primary healthcare system.
Under the presidential initiative, thirteen young professionals are to be recruited from Nasarawa State, one from each of its thirteen local government areas, to support health system reform and improve access to care, particularly in rural communities.
The National Health Fellows Programme is being implemented by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in partnership with state ministries of health and development partners.
It is designed to equip early-career health professionals with leadership, governance and management skills while deploying them to primary healthcare facilities nationwide.
Officials said the scheme would place one health fellow in each of the country’s 774 local government areas, ensuring grassroots-level support for healthcare delivery and reform.
In Nasarawa State, the current exercise focuses on selecting fellows through a competitive screening process, with applicants assessed by a panel on competencies considered critical to improving healthcare outcomes in underserved areas.
Members of the selection panel said the process would be strictly merit-based, stressing that transparency and credibility were central to the recruitment of the new cohort.
Successful candidates will serve for a one-year tenure, during which they are expected to contribute to local health planning, service delivery and community engagement.
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