Healthcare professionals who gathered at the just- concluded two-day  conference on Public Private Partnerships, PPP, in Health tagged; “Connecting the Dots: Policy, Practice and Profitability” have advocated PPP as the solution to healthcare problems in Nigeria.

Public healthcare delivery has remained a major concern for all government and this has led to the emergence of the practice of Public Private Partnerships, PPP, in the healthcare sectors of the economy.
The PPPs in Health Nigeria 2014 conference which held in Abuja among others, examined PPP models from other countries with history of successful practice in the healthcare sector.

The conference also witnessed an award event which according to the organisers was targeted at providing a reinforcement and advocacy for more and improved PPP contracts in Healthcare.

Pathcare Laboratories, the internationally accredited Pathology laboratory, emerged winner in the diagnostic segment of the healthcare service providers’ categories, for providing improved access, quality, efficiency and accountability in the public healthcare delivery Other winners are; Garki Hospital, General Electric, among others.