Muhammad Pate
Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, who has been actively involved in efforts to secure the release of kidnapped medical professionals.
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Muhammad Pate is the Minister of Health and Social Welfare and is considering a run for the Bauchi governorship seat.
4 Ministers May Quit Tinubu's Cabinet for 2027 Elections
Nigeria· 2026-03-07
Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
Ebonyi Healthcare Crisis: Failing Primary ClinicsNigeria· 2025-06-19
Dr Muhammad Pate revealed the current doctor-to-population ratio in Nigeria during a health briefing.
Near Death Experiences: Nigerian Patients' Survival StoriesNigeria· 2025-06-07
Muhammad Pate is the Health Minister who highlighted the contributions of the Gates Foundation to Nigeria.
Tinubu, Shettima: Political News & DefectionsNigeria· 2025-06-07
Prof Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, emphasised the national significance of the collaboration.
WHO, TY Danjuma Foundation sign $2.26m agreement to boost healthNigeria· 2025-06-03
Health Minister Professor Muhammad Pate recently revealed that out of 300,000 health workers in the country, only 90,000 are registered doctors.
Inside Abuja’s horror public healthcare systemNigeria· 2025-05-19
Prof. Muhammad Pate congratulated Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on his appointment as Executive Director of the World Health Organisation Health Emergencies Programme.
Pate hails Ihekweazu's WHO health emergencies appointmentNigeria· 2025-05-18
Pate’s selection acknowledges his decades-long commitment to health equity, system reform, and primary healthcare advancement.
Pate, nutrition director make 2025 TIME100 Health listNigeria· 2025-05-09
Prof. Muhammad Pate announced the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain to increase local pharmaceutical production in Nigeria.
FG targets 70% local pharmaceutical productionNigeria· 2025-04-28
Prof Muhammad Pate has said the country has secured $5.5bn in private sector capital.
FG secures $5.5bn health investment, to train 2,000 professionals yearlyNigeria· 2025-04-27
Prof. Muhammad Pate emphasised the importance of building human capital during the signing event.
FG partners Swiss institution to establish pharmaceutical academyNigeria· 2025-04-22
Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare who disclosed that over 16,000 Nigerian doctors have left the country in the past seven years.
Stopping the haemorrhage in health sectorNigeria· 2025-04-13Prof Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Nigeria.
16,000 doctors left Nigeria in seven yearsNigeria· 2025-04-08
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, is well-positioned to drive the reforms needed.
Stakeholders lament vaccine funding delays, urge local productionNigeria· 2025-04-08
Prof Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, advocating for improvements in Nigeria's healthcare system.
FG sets one-hour limit for treatment approvalNigeria· 2025-04-08
Prof Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
NHIA orders HMOs to approve treatment within one hourNigeria· 2025-04-07Prof Muhammad Pate stated that the arrival of the Men5CV vaccines is a crucial milestone in Nigeria’s response to the current meningitis outbreak.
Nigeria receives one million Gavi-funded vaccine doses to combat meningitisNigeria· 2025-04-05
Prof Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Nigeria.
Undernutrition, HIV, diabetes fuelling TB casesNigeria· 2025-03-25
Muhammad Pate is the Minister of Health of Nigeria.
EEUU retira la ayuda sanitaria al extranjero: ¿Quién llenará el vacío?
Honduras· 2025-03-20
Prof Muhammad Pate revealed that N32.8 billion has been allocated to strengthen over 8,000 primary healthcare centres nationwide.
FG approves N32.8bn to boost primary healthcareNigeria· 2025-03-19Prof Muhammad Pate disclosed the partnership between the health ministry and ICPC to boost transparency in healthcare.
Health ministry, ICPC partner to boost transparency, accountability in healthcareNigeria· 2025-03-17The President’s announcement followed a call by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, for federal, state, and local governments to integrate the fellows into the workforce to advance Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria.
Tinubu grants automatic employment to 774 Nat’l Health FellowsNigeria· 2025-03-06Dr Muhammad Pate is Nigeria's Health Minister.
As the US exits foreign aid, who will fill the gap?
New Zealand· 2025-02-28
Muhammad Pate is the Minister of Health who represented the Federal Government at the unveiling of the spinal decompression center.
FG unveils first non-surgical spinal decompression center in NigeriaNigeria· 2025-02-22
Prof Muhammad Pate is the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare who petitioned for Dr Popoola's release.
When saving lives becomes a death sentenceNigeria· 2025-02-09
