- Dr. Mukhtar holds a Doctorate in Biotechnology from Boston University, Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Medical Degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
- Dr. Mukhtar, former Group Chief Strategy Officer of Dangote Group of Industries, expanded cement production in 14 African countries and led joint ventures in power, oil & gas, and agriculture sectors.
The Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare is home to the Presidential “Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain” Initiative, whose national coordinator is Dr. Abdu Mukhtar, whose appointment has been accepted by President Bola Tinubu.
Ajuri Ngelale, a presidential media aide, revealed this in a statement.
According to the statement, the action aims to restructure the ecosystem of health product manufacturing, health logistics services, health technology services, health retail services (e-commerce), health provider facilitation, and health payor reform (Third Party Administrators & Insurers) in order to accomplish the following goals at a time-bound and cross-ministerial collaboration:
(1) Measurable increase in the domestic manufacturing of generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biologics, and devices.
(2) Reduction of outbound medical tourism by enhancing service quality in Nigeria while catalyzing alternative health ecosystems in-country.
(3) Measurable increase in the number of quality jobs across the value chain through enhanced FDI and local capital mobilization.
Dr. Mukhtar comes to the task as the immediate past Director of Industry & Trade Development at the African Development Bank (AfDB).
”Prior to joining the AfDB, Dr. Mukhtar served as the Group Chief Strategy Officer of the Dangote Group of Industries, where he played a key role in the conglomerate’s expansion of its cement production footprint into fourteen African countries, in addition to important joint ventures in the power, oil & gas, and agriculture sectors.
”This followed a four-year tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the FCTA’s Abuja Investment Company Limited from 2007 to 2011, the statement added.
Dr. Mukhtar holds a Doctorate in Biotechnology from Boston University (USA); a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School (USA); a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a Medical Degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
The president expects that the national coordinator of this new cross-ministerial initiative will bring to bear his vast experience and academic qualifications in the effective execution of this essential national assignment such that the massive economic boon represented by Nigeria’s healthcare-delivery system can move from potential and theory into reality and practice in accordance with the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration,” Ngelale stated.