The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the committee is headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
According to him, the team will work in collaboration with the state governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
The establishment of the committee followed the review of the Health Sector Diagnostic Report developed by a consultant, Vesta Healthcare Partners and the Federal Ministry of Health.
Vesta Healthcare Partners and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will work as resources persons and have observer roles in the committee.
The committee has six months to complete its assignment.
Other members of the committee are the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa; Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Alex Okoh; a Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at University College London, Prof Ibrahim Abubakar; Director-General of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera; Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe; Dr. Adedamola Dada and Dr. Sani Aliyu.
