PVAC — Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value ChainPVAC

Our Team

Governance, leadership and a council of experts.

PVAC is anchored in a governance framework that ensures strategic alignment, institutional coordination and effective execution across the healthcare value chain.

Governance

A clear line from delivery to the President.

The National Coordinator leads the PVAC Secretariat and reports to the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, who in turn reports to His Excellency the President. This single chain of accountability keeps strategic decisions tightly aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda.

  1. Tier 1

    H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

    Federal Republic of Nigeria · Chair of Steering Committee

  2. Tier 2

    Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

    Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare · Vice Chair

  3. Tier 3

    Dr. Abdu Mukhtar

    National Coordinator, PVAC Secretariat

Leadership

The principals behind the mandate.

H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR — President of the Federal Republic of NigeriaPhoto: Nosa Asemota / Wikimedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

Founding sponsor of PVAC. Chair, Presidential Steering Committee.

Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, CON — Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare

Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare

Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, CON

Vice Chair, Presidential Steering Committee. Provides ministerial oversight of PVAC delivery.

Dr. Abdu Mukhtar — National Coordinator, PVAC Secretariat

National Coordinator, PVAC Secretariat

Dr. Abdu Mukhtar

Heads day-to-day delivery; reports to the Coordinating Minister and through him to the President.

National Coordinator

Dr. Abdu Mukhtar

Appointed October 2023 — leading Nigeria's medical industrialization drive.

Dr. Abdu Mukhtar — National Coordinator, PVAC

National Coordinator

Dr. Abdu Mukhtar

National Coordinator · PVAC Secretariat

Dr. Mukhtar was appointed the National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain in October 2023 to lead Nigeria's medical industrialization drive.

He leads the PVAC Secretariat and its day-to-day delivery, reporting to the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare and, through him, to the President.

Collaborative Council

A council of experts behind the mandate.

PVAC operates under a Presidential Steering Committee chaired by H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare as Vice Chair. Its work is guided by a council of Federal ministries, regulatory bodies and private-sector institutions — 17 in total.

  • Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare logoFederal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
  • Federal Ministry of Finance logoFederal Ministry of Finance
  • Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment logoFederal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment
  • Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy logoFederal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy
  • Federal Ministry of Budget & Economic Planning logoFederal Ministry of Budget & Economic Planning
  • Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) logoStandards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
  • Central Bank of Nigeria logoCentral Bank of Nigeria
  • Nigeria's Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) logoNigeria's Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)
  • Nigeria Customs Service logoNigeria Customs Service
  • National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research (NIPRD) logoNational Institute for Pharmaceutical Research (NIPRD)
  • Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) logoMinistry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI)
  • Bank of Industry (BOI) logoBank of Industry (BOI)
  • Pharmaceutical Group — Manufacturers Association of Nigeria logoPharmaceutical Group — Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
  • National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) logoNational Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
  • Pharmacy Council of Nigeria logoPharmacy Council of Nigeria
  • Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission logoFederal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission
  • Private Sector Representatives

Source: PVAC Committee instrument (March 2026).

Team Leads

Four delivery teams, one mandate.

Each team is led by a specialist with deep healthcare, policy, finance or operations expertise — working in close coordination with the PVAC Secretariat and the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare.

  • Deals

    Originates, structures and shepherds the PVAC pipeline — 90 active opportunities, 56 in live DFI discussions, and the $200M Lafiya Fund.

    Explore Deals

  • Programs

    Manages programmatic delivery with NMEP, the Gates Foundation and the World Bank — local-manufacturer assessments, SON-aligned standards work and policy reform.

    Explore Programs

  • Subnational Engagement & Advisory

    PVAC's primary interface with state governments — cascading national reforms, structuring procurement and pooled-purchasing, brokering state-level PPPs.

    Explore Subnational Engagement & Advisory

  • Ecosystem Enablement

    Convenes industry, regulators and academia to remove cross-cutting barriers across the healthcare value chain.

    Explore Ecosystem Enablement

Engage with PVAC

Join the value-chain transformation.

Investors, manufacturers, regulators, academics, development partners — every pillar of the healthcare value chain has a seat at the table. Tell us where you fit.

Get in touch

Or write directly to info@pvac.gov.ng

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