{"id":11371,"date":"2025-08-08T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amce.net\/?p=11371"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:57:12","slug":"amce-cmo-calls-for-stronger-policy-practice-and-partnerships-to-transform-african-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amce.net\/fr\/amce-cmo-calls-for-stronger-policy-practice-and-partnerships-to-transform-african-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCE CMO Calls for Stronger Policy, Practice, and Partnerships to Transform African Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11371\" class=\"elementor elementor-11371\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb05f0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default pxl-row-scroll-none pxl-zoom-point-false pxl-section-overflow-visible pxl-section-fix-none pxl-bg-color-none pxl-section-overlay-none exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7bb05f0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a54f3cf pxl-column-none pxl-column-overflow-hidden-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3a54f3cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                     \r\n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263c85d6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263c85d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Calabar, Nigeria, 8<sup>th<\/sup> August 2025<\/strong>: At the just-concluded Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Annual General Meeting in Calabar,\u00a0<strong>Dr. Aisha Umar<\/strong>, Chief Medical Officer of the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE)<\/strong>, delivered a compelling keynote address that challenged stakeholders across Africa to rethink the future of healthcare delivery through the lens of\u00a0<strong>policy, practice, and partnership<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><p>In a speech titled \u201cStrengthening Health Systems: From Ambition to Action,\u201d Dr. Umar emphasized the urgent need to bridge the continent\u2019s staggering health disparities with more resilient and inclusive health systems.<\/p><p>Dr. Umar highlighted the African Medical Centre of Excellence in Abuja as a blueprint for transforming healthcare through strategic policy. The centre, backed by Afreximbank and other strategic partnership including the Nigerian Government aimed at reversing outbound medical tourism, building local capacity, and delivering advanced care in oncology, cardiology, and general medicine.<\/p><p>\u2018Africa bears 25% of the global disease burden but accounts for less than 3% of the world\u2019s health workers. These aren\u2019t just statistics, they\u2019re the daily realities of mothers, children, and entire communities being left behind\u201d, she noted.<\/p><p>Dr. Umar called for multisectoral collaboration. \u2018Let today be a turning. A moment when we commit to building a health system that works for all Nigerians, where our doctors and nurses thrive at home, and world class care becomes the rule, not the exception\u201d, she urged.<\/p><p>Since opening in June 2025, AMCE has quickly positioned itself as a regional training and innovation hub, integrating early detection, advanced treatment, and long-term disease management, with a current capacity of 170 beds and plans to expand to 500 in the next phase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calabar, Nigeria, 8th August 2025: At the just-concluded Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Annual General Meeting in Calabar,\u00a0Dr. Aisha Umar, Chief Medical Officer of the\u00a0African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), delivered a compelling keynote address that challenged stakeholders across Africa to rethink the future of healthcare delivery through the lens of\u00a0policy, practice, and partnership. 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