Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- The number of licensed medical and dental professionals in Nigeria increased from 64,949 in 2022 to approximately 66,241 in 2024, according to the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako.

This indicates an addition of 1,292 professionals within two years.

Mr Salako disclosed this on Thursday at the 2025 Business Day Health Conference in Abuja, themed "Transforming Nigeria's healthcare landscape: Government reforms as catalysts for unlocking full potential of the healthcare value chain."

He said the federal government is taking strategic steps to reposition the health sector as a productive investment area that contributes to national security, socio-economic growth and development.

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