Muhammad Ali Pate

Today, on the margins of the @BRICSinfo Health Ministers’ Meeting in Brazil, I had the honour of signing the Nigeria — Brazil Memorandum of Understanding on Health Collaboration with my esteemed counterpart, Dr Alexandre Padilha @padilhando, the Honourable Minister of Health of…

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐑. 𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐉𝐀 𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐎𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 As part of Nigeria’s preparations to host the 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial…

It was great inaugurating the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Nigeria’s hosting of the 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (#AMR), which will take place in Abuja from 29–30 June 2026. This will be the first time the conference is held on…

Global health is not a peripheral concern. It is foundational to resilient economies, national security, and shared global prosperity. As leaders gather in Sevilla for #FfD4, we must approach health investment as enlightened self-interest—smart policy, not just moral obligation.…

"Investing in health sector development is not just a moral imperative — it is smart policy." – @muhammadpate As leaders gather at FfD4, let’s rethink health financing: people first, smart investment, shared prosperity 👉🏻 dvx.cm/GlobalHealthIn… #Sponsored by @gatesfoundation

For too long, international development has been fragmented, delivering a patchwork of handouts that leaves countries reliant and global health outcomes precarious. In this op‑ed with my esteemed colleague and longstanding friend, David Lammy MP @DavidLammy, the United Kingdom’s…

In this op-ed with my good friend Philippe Duneton, @DrDuneton, Executive Director of @UNITAID, we explored how African leaders @_AfricanUnion and institutions are shifting from aid dependency to homegrown solutions and strategic partnerships. The aim was to offer fresh insights…

Today in Abuja, I had the honour of addressing delegates from over 60 countries at the 5th Global Congress on Sickle Cell Disease @GlobalSCDN. This gathering could not have come at a more critical time. As Nigeria deepens implementation of the National Health Sector Renewal…

Following the assent of a landmark Executive Order by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in June 2024—which provided tax and tariff waivers on the importation of raw materials for pharmaceutical production—and with the President’s thoughtful guidance and the Federal…

As His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, @officialABAT marks the midpoint of his first term in office, I am honoured to announce the most ambitious investment in cancer care ever undertaken by a Nigerian administration: the establishment of West Africa’s…

Two months ago, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, (@officialABAT) inaugurated the 774 National Health Fellows #NHF —one for each local government area—as a strategic investment in youth leadership for health. This milestone is a flagship intervention under the…

Backed by the visionary and bold leadership of H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT), GCFR, I am deeply honored to share that Nigeria’s ongoing health sector reform, under the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (#NHSRII) has received global recognition, as I…

Under the innovative leadership of H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, @officialABAT, Nigeria has advanced 22 new large-scale health sector manufacturing projects funded by $5.5 billion in private sector capital, but as these new investments come into our country, our focus…