Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called on Chinese businessmen and industrialists in Nigeria’s health sector to reduce importation of medical equipment and consider establishing assembly plants for production.
Kalu made the call when he received a delegation from Royal Meditech Equipments (Nig) Company Limited, led by Director Gari Li, in Abuja. He emphasized the need for indigenous support systems for health structures, citing the federal government’s focus on policies to increase local production and reduce dependence on imports.
The Deputy Speaker encouraged the company to establish a facility in Nigeria to produce essential medical equipment, such as ICU ventilators and feeding pumps, creating jobs and leveraging the country’s large market and African trade agreements.
He also urged the company to explore Nigeria’s lithium deposits for solar system production, highlighting the potential for cost-effective production and sustainable health security through industrialization.
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