With global funding for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programmes in decline, Nigerian civil society groups are calling for urgent domestic investment to sustain public health gains.
At a meeting in Abuja convened by the Stop TB Partnership, participants warned that continued reliance on foreign donors is no longer viable.
Ayo Ipinmoye, Vice Chair of the Global Fund’s Country Coordinating Mechanism, said donor fatigue is real and growing, urging Nigerians—government, private sector, and citizens—to take greater ownership of the health system.
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He described the shift from external support as painful but inevitable.
Civil society leaders agreed to align strategies for mobilising internal resources and holding the government accountable for health spending.
They also called on businesses to invest in public health as part of their corporate responsibility, stressing that safeguarding lives should not be outsourced to international partners.
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