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Muhammad Ali Pate

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Muhammad Ali Pate
OON
Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Welfare
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 August 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Minister of StateIziaq Adekunle Salako
Preceded byOsagie Ehanire
Minister of State for Health
In office
14 July 2011 – 23 July 2013
PresidentGoodluck Jonathan
MinisterOnyebuchi Chukwu
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency of Nigeria
In office
14 November 2008 – 11 July 2011
Personal details
Born (1968-09-06) 6 September 1968 (age 56)
Misau, Northern Region (now in Bauchi State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

Muhammad Ali Pate CON (born 6 September 1968) is a Nigerian physician and politician who was appointed as Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria in 2023. Before this, he was a Professor of Public Health Leadership in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard University[1][2][3] and director of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for Women, Children and Adolescents at the World Bank Group.[4] He joined the World Bank Group in 2000 and worked in many regions.[5]

After serving as the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency,[6][7] Pate's first ministerial appointment as Nigeria's Minister of Health was in July 2011.[8] He resigned on 24 July 2013 to take up a professorship at Duke University Global Health Institute.[9][10][11][12] He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Big Win Philanthropy[13][14]and as the Global Director for Health, Nutrition, and Population.[15] He is the former Minister of State for Health in Nigeria.[16][17][18][19][20]

In October 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred him with the title Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), alongside 447 other Nigerians.[21] In February 2023, he became the CEO of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).[22]

He is an American board-certified physician in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.

Early life and education

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He was the son of a Fulani herdsman on 6 September 1968 and raised in the northern region of Misau.[6] He graduated high school, and then enrolled in Ahmadu Bello University in Kaduna State. After completing a medical degree, he moved to The Gambia, where he worked in rural hospitals. He later became a fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Rochester Medical Center.[23]

He studied at University College London[24] and obtained a Master’s degree in Health System Management from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[25] He then earned an MBA with a Health Sector Concentration from Duke University.

Career

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Before his appointment to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in 2008, he had a 10-year career at the World Bank. A major project led by Pate was the far-reaching health sector reform programs in Africa, East Asia and other regions of the World Bank.[26] He held several senior positions, including Senior Health Specialist and Human Development Sector Coordinator for the East Asia/Pacific Region and Senior Health Specialist for the African Region.[27]

He initiated a landmark public-private partnership to replace a National Referral Hospital in Lesotho.[28]

As Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Welfare

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him in August 2023 as Nigeria's Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. He has introduced various initiatives aimed at improving the country’s healthcare system and social welfare programs.[29] With Nigeria’s population exceeding 220 million in 2023, his tenure has focused on addressing healthcare accessibility and social welfare challenges.[30] His approach targets issues such as poverty, illiteracy, and social well-being.[29]

He revitalized the National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria, expanding its health insurance coverage and reducing healthcare expenses.[31] He led the expansion of the basic health care provision in 2023 and 2024 which disbursed 45,900,000,000 naira to 8,800 PHCs (primary healthcare centers).[32] He expanded the malaria vaccine (RTSS) rollout and improved immunization and maternal health programs in rural Nigerian PHCs.[33] He introduced solutions for improved maternal health across 172 local Nigerian government areas.[34] He improved community health engagement and social welfare integration.[35] He introduced primary healthcare sustainability through domestic financing and private-sector partnerships with the mobilization of domestic resources.[36]

Recognitions and awards

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Among several national and international accolades that he has received for his contribution to the health sector in Nigeria[37][38] is also the TIME Magazine 100 Health 2025 where he was celebrated for shaping Nigeria's healthcare systems.[39]

Other details

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In 2012, the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program awarded him the title of Harvard Health Leader.[40] He holds the title of chigari (or knight) in Misau.

Recent publications

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Book chapters and technical reports

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  • Baris, E., Silverman, R., Wang, H., Zhao, F., Pate, M., Walking the Talk: Reimagining Primary Healthcare in the post-COVID-19 era. Published by the World Bank, April 2022.
  • Liam Donaldson, Thomas Frieden, Susan Goldstein, Muhammad Pate. Every virus. 17th Report of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). June 2021.
  • Liam Donaldson, Thomas Frieden, Susan Goldstein, Muhammad Pate. Every virus. 16th Report of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). June 2019.
  • Liam Donaldson, Thomas Frieden, Susan Goldstein, Muhammad Pate. Every virus. 15th Report of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). June 2018.
  • Liam Donaldson, Thomas Frieden, Susan Goldstein, Muhammad Pate. Every virus. 14th Report of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). June 2017.
  • Emmanuel Jimenez and Muhammad Pate. Reaping a Demographic Dividend in Africa's Largest Country: Nigeria. In: Hans Groth & John F. May, eds. "Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend", Dordrecht: Springer Publishers, 2017 (ISBN 978-3-319-46887-7).
  • Muhammad Pate. Contributor to "The Art and Science of Delivery": McKinsey's Voices on Society, Published in 2013 in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Skoll World Forum.
  • Pate, Muhammad Ali; Gyapong, John O.; Dowdle, Walter R.; Hopkins, Adrian; Hozumi, Dairiku; Malecela, Mwelecele; Tyson, Stewart (2011). "Group Report: Designing Elimination or Eradication Initiatives that Interface Effectively with Health Systems". Disease Eradication in the 21st Century. pp. 273–286. doi:10.7551/mitpress/9780262016735.003.0019. ISBN 978-0-262-01673-5.
  • Pate, Muhammad Ali; Schoppig, Joel (2012). "Africa's Growing Giant – Population Dynamics in Nigeria". Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries. pp. 211–224. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27881-5_13. ISBN 978-3-642-27880-8.
  • Pate M.A., Beeharry G., Abramson W. Improving health care access for the poor: A case study of the Washington, D.C. public health care reforms. Presented at the 4th Europe and the Americas conference on health sector reforms, February 2002, Malaga, Spain.

References

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  2. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate". Management Sciences for Health.
  3. ^ "Former Health Nutrition and Population Global Director, Muhammad Ali Pate". World Bank. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Nigeria: World Bank Appoints Prof Pate Global Director". Daily Trust. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Former Health Nutrition and Population Global Director, Muhammad Ali Pate". World Bank. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b Dugger, Celia W. (12 April 2010). "A Campaign Shows Signs of Progress Against Polio". The New York Times. p. 4.
  7. ^ Getting the "Last Hair" in Nigeria – Muhammad Pate | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Archived 24 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Dr. Pate Assumes Duty, Promises Efficient Service Delivery". Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Programs | Johns Hopkins". publichealth.jhu.edu. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Ali Pate, Minister of State, Health, Resigns". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate". africa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Muhammad Pate, Former Minister of State for Health of Nigeria". Voices in Leadership. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Search | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Dr Muhammad Ali Pate – Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Search | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate". Management Sciences for Health. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  17. ^ "The facts speak for themselves on Jonathan's administration by Reno Omokri". Vanguard. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate | Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population | Director, Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF)". blogs.worldbank.org. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  19. ^ Stephen, John (19 August 2023). "Meet Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigeria Health Minister". Health Telescope. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Muhammed Pate, Minister of State resigns". Vanguard. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Full List: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients". The Nation.
  22. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate, un Nigérian pour diriger l'Alliance du vaccin" [Muhammad Ali Pate, a Nigerian to lead the Vaccine Alliance]. Africanews (in French). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Muhammad A. Pate". The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Duke Fuqua Insights | Duke's Fuqua School of Business".
  25. ^ "Former Health Nutrition and Population Global Director, Muhammad Ali Pate".
  26. ^ "Muhammad A. Pate". The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems in the SDG Era. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Ali Pate gets World Bank, Harvard University appointments". Financial Nigeria International Limited. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  28. ^ Yahaya, Ibrahim Muye (10 September 2020). "Muhammad Ali Pate: Global public servant @ 52". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  29. ^ a b Samuel, Edward (4 November 2024). "National Health Leaders Commit To Unified Health Sector". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  30. ^ Abujah, Rachael (27 December 2024). "We are Revolutionizing Nigeria's Healthcare". Science Nigeria. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  31. ^ "NAUTH CMD lauds Tinubu, Prof Ali Pate's interventions in Nigeria's health sector". Vanguard Media Limited. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  32. ^ Obokoh, Anthonia (4 January 2025). "Nigeria's healthcare sector in 2024: Key milestones, innovations, and policy shifts". Nairametrics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  33. ^ {{cite web|date=2024-12-14|title=Nigeria accounts for 46% of malaria deaths – WHO|url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-accounts-for-46-of-malaria-deaths-who/%7Caccess-date=2025-03-07%7Cwebsite=Punch Nigeria|language=en}
  34. ^ "Gates, Pate and Securing Public Health". Thisdaylive. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  35. ^ Abujah, Rachael (1 November 2024). "FG,HSRC To Drive Accountability, Equity In Health Sector Reform". Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  36. ^ "Over 10m Nigerians accessing care under basic health care provision fund". Dailytrust. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  37. ^ Adebayo, Toyin (18 December 2024). "Health Ministry Clinches Top Awards, Prof Pate Dedicates Win To Nigerians, President Tinubu". Independent Newspaper. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  38. ^ Patricia Arawore, ed. (24 April 2024). "Professor Muhammad Ali Pate Recieves [sic] HLF Role Model Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Medicine". Hallmarks of Labour Foundation. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  39. ^ Fuchs, Matts (8 May 2025). "Time100 Health 2025". Time Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  40. ^ "World Bank appoints Nigeria's ex-minister, Muhammad Pate, as global director for health". TheCable. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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Lancet Global Health Commission profile: https://www.hqsscommission.org/people/muhammad-a-pate/

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