01/01/2026
Dear Distinguished Members, Partners, and Friends of PAN,
On behalf of the PAN Executive Council, I thank God for giving us a fruitful 2025 and bringing us to a new year.
Happy New Year and welcome to 2026.
As we begin a new year, I extend my warmest greetings to every member and friend of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria and sincerely thank you for your dedication, resilience, and commitment throughout 2025.
The year we have just concluded was a remarkable one for our Association. Despite the challenges facing the health sector, PAN recorded significant progress in strengthening our institution, expanding our advocacy, and advancing child health at national and international levels.
In 2025, PAN successfully hosted a historic maiden hybrid Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference in Gombe, welcomed new members into our fold, and strengthened engagement across subspecialty societies. We also achieved a major institutional milestone with the acquisition and commissioning of our New PAN Office in Abuja, reinforcing PAN’s stability, visibility, and long-term sustainability.
Our governance framework was further strengthened with the revision of the PAN Constitution, the development of key policy documents and a five-year Strategic Plan (2025–2029) to guide our work. This had led to the streamlining of the financial resources of the Association and efficient utilization of same. In addition, we have updated our membership database, and this will be presented at PANConf 2026.
Advocacy remained central to our mission. PAN played a visible and respected role in national discussions on immunization, newborn care, maternal and child survival, air quality, school health, and pharmaceutical regulation. Through press statements, stakeholder engagements, and public education, we consistently spoke up for the rights and wellbeing of Nigerian children...
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