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Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, has advised the federal government of Nigeria to consider fixing the poor health sector in the country rather than spending money on the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, January 26, the billionaire businessman advised the government against diverting its limited health fund into trying to pay a high price for vaccines for the deadly coronavirus.
He said; “I’m an advocate for the government to have more resources and prioritize health. Obviously I’m not a voter in Nigeria, so Nigeria can decide that independently. So my advice is that the primary health care system is what’s super important and that with those finite resources, you have to prioritize expenditure.
“I mean, the deaths from the deficits and primary health care are dramatically higher every year than the total deaths going on in Africa from this pandemic, and so I hope it causes everyone in society to look at these health issues.
“There should be close to 100% coverage of all the vaccines and you need to have those very functional primary health care systems because the number of lives you can save is absolutely huge.”
