The Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Pirjo Soumela-Chowdhury, said that the Finnish government is planing to support the Federal Government of Nigeria in combating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and also in the general health sector.
Suomela-Chowdhury told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Finnish medical experts were prepared to work closely with Nigeria in the treatment of cardiovascular and cancerous diseases.
Finland will soon begin to look at the possibility of cooperating more with Nigeria in the area of health sector development.
“So, Finland today has the equipment, expertise, personnel and international network with which to support Nigeria in combating these diseases,” she said.
The Envoy said that there were currently some Finnish health experts in Nigeria who were working in areas of maternal and child health as well as dental technology.
The ambassador said that her Embassy was working hard at fast-tracking a health sector development partnership between both countries. “There are today a lot of potential in Nigeria that Finish medical experts would want to take advantage of,” she said.
Suomela-Chowdhury told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Finnish medical experts were prepared to work closely with Nigeria in the treatment of cardiovascular and cancerous diseases.
Finland will soon begin to look at the possibility of cooperating more with Nigeria in the area of health sector development.
“So, Finland today has the equipment, expertise, personnel and international network with which to support Nigeria in combating these diseases,” she said.
The Envoy said that there were currently some Finnish health experts in Nigeria who were working in areas of maternal and child health as well as dental technology.
The ambassador said that her Embassy was working hard at fast-tracking a health sector development partnership between both countries. “There are today a lot of potential in Nigeria that Finish medical experts would want to take advantage of,” she said.
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