D-8 Consultation Re-Energises Member Countries’ Commitment To Health Development
• Says Political Will Apparent For Achievement Of SDGs Deputy Ministers of Health and experts from Nigeria and other member states of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8) have resolved to strengthen their commitment towards the implementation of the organisation’s Health and Social Protection Programme (HSP ). This was part of their resolutions in a communiqué issued after the inaugural consultative meeting of the programme organised by the D-8 Secretariat and the federal government in Abuja. The D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (D-8), is an organisation for development co-operation among eight developing countries in the Muslim world. They are: Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey. It was established in 1997 and aimed at sustainable economic development, and uplifting the standards of living of member states. The inaugural consultation was organised to enable solidarity and cooperation