Nigeria and Brazil have agreed to deepen cooperation in the health sector as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing state visit to the South American nation.
During a high-level bilateral meeting attended by ministers and senior officials from both countries, President Tinubu and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening South-South collaboration, describing the renewed engagement as a restart of Nigeria-Brazil relations.
Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, who accompanied President Tinubu, highlighted health cooperation as a central focus of discussions. Nigeria proposed the development of a five-year joint action plan to advance the memorandum of understanding signed in July between the Federal Ministry of Health and Brazil’s Ministry of Health.
The Nigerian delegation also suggested a strategic government-to-government procurement framework to bolster healthcare systems in both countries, underscoring a shared commitment to improving healthcare delivery and development.
