Speeches
ADDRESS BY DR IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED AT THE AFRICA ONCOLOGY COLLABORATION & INNOVATION FORUM HELD AT SONESTA ST. GEORGE HOTEL, LUXOR-EGYPT BETWEEN 5TH AND 8TH DECEMBER, 2025
PROTOCOLS The African we want, in line with the African Union Agenda 2063 is "an integrated and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena". This forum to promote cancer care collaboration among Africa countries, organizations and African experts within and outside…
REMARKS BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH, OFTHE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE WEST AFRICA REGIONAL REVIEW & COORDINATION MEETING HELD ATHAWTHORN SUITES, ABUJA, NIGERIA, DECEMBER 2, 2025
PROTOCOL Your Excellency, the Honourable Minister of Health of the Republic of Ghana andChair of the Regional Steering Committee (ReSCO). Heads of Delegation from all AU Member States represented. Regional Director of the Africa CDC, West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre(RCC). Distinguished representatives of ECOWAS-RCSDC, AU-STRC, WAHO, WHO, AFRO, CEPI, the…
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONORABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMEMORATION OF 2025 NATIONAL ORAL HEALTH WEEK, NOMA AWARENESS DAY AND SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP HELD AT THE REIZ CONTINENTAL HOTEL, ABUJA, ON 2ND DECEMBER, 2025.
PROTOCOLS It is with great honor and a deep sense of purpose that I stand before you today on the commemoration of National Oral Health and Noma Day—a day that calls us not only to talk and reflect, but to also act. Today, we spotlight two critical yet often overlooked…
WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, DAJU, KACHOLLOM S. mni, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2025 NATIONAL ORAL HEALTH AND NOMA WEEK, HELD AT REIZ INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL ABUJA, ON TUESDAY, 2ND DECEMBER 2025
PROTOCOLIt is my pleasure to warmly welcome you to the 2025 National Oral Health and NOMA Week. This annual observance provides us with an important opportunity to reaffirm our collective commitment to improving oral health outcomes in Nigeria and, more importantly, to rally action toward eliminating Noma — one of…
OPENING ADDRESS BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE 2025 WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATION HELD ON 1ST DECEMBER AT THE STATE HOUSE BANQUET HALL, ABUJA.
PROTOCOLS Today, Nigeria once again joins the global community to commemorate World AIDS; a day of remembrance, to recalibrate, and renewed commitment. We honour those those living with HIV/AIDS daily, but annually, December 1st present us with the opportunity to highlight their resilience, reflect on those we have lost, and…
REMARKS BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE INTER-MINISTERIAL STEERING COMMITTEE (IMSC) OF THE NATIONAL POWER-FOR-HEALTH INITIATIVE (NPHI), ON IST DECEMBER, 2025, AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
PROTOCOLS I am pleased to welcome you all to this crucial meeting of high-level stakeholders from different sectors as we continue to take bold progressive steps towards the attainment of energy sufficiency and sustainable electrification of our healthcare facilities. As we all know, energy is a core determinant of population…
OPENING SPEECH BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE HIMSS EURASIA HEALTHTECH CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION HELD AT THE SUSESI LUXURY RESORT, BELEK – ANTALYA, TURKEY ON THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2025
Protocol It is a great honour to join you today at the 2025 HIMSS Eurasia HealthTech Conference and exhibition here in the historic city of Antalya. I extend my profound gratitude to our hosts, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and the HIMSS Eurasia team for the…
SPEECH BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE 44TH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH RECORD AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PRACTIONERS OF NIGERIA HELD ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025 AT THE POWA SECRETARIAT, ABUJA.
THEME: “Strengthening Nigeria’s Healthcare System Through Innovation and Technology in Health Information Management” PROTOCOLS It gives me great honour to stand before you today at this 44th Annual General Meeting and National Scientific Conference of the Association of Health Records and Information Management Practitioners of Nigeria tagged the “Abuja Renewal…
Opening Remarks by the Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, Delivered at the National Council on Health (NCH), 2025
Topic: My Health, My Right: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage through Equity, Resilience, and Innovation. Venue: Calabar International Convention Center, Cross Rivers State|||Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2025 Protocol In the last few weeks, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the states, private sector and our development…


