The Federal Government has requested innovative solutions to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in Africa, since the continent has slowly progressed towards the achievement of UHC, with the average service coverage index from 23 to 2000 to 44 in...
Nigeria has the largest loading of cervical cancer in Africa and occupies the seventh place worldwide, with an estimate of 12,000 new cases and more than 8,000 deaths related to cervical cancer annually, according to the World Health Organization...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Bayelsa State has been associated with a non -governmental organization, "I care about Save A Soul", to launch a basic campaign aimed at reducing excessive salt intake in nine local communities, in the...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Chapter of the State of Ekiti, has rejected the circular published by the Federal Government on the upward review proposal of assignments for health workers.
The union asked the government to withdraw the circular immediately,...
The critical stakeholders in the health sector expressed divergent opinions on the movement of the Senate to establish a national agency for malaria eradication.
The interested parties did not agree in Abuja during a public hearing on the bill sponsored...
Interested parties have emphasized that creating a sustainable future for the practice of pharmacy can be achieved more effectively through intra and interprofessional collaboration, patient -centered care and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and telefarmacy.
They declared that global...
The state government of Borno, in association with UNICEF, has presented plans to establish a therapeutic food factory aimed at addressing the state's malnutrition crisis, particularly among children in communities affected by conflicts.
Speaking on Wednesday at the Boplast warehouse,...
The contribution management authority of the state of Kaduna (Kadchma) has lamented that only 10% of the population of Kaduna is covered by the scheme despite the media campaigns and the commitments of the community.
This was revealed by the...
14.3 million babies remain without vaccination in 2024 and the vaccination was lost; That is 4 million more than the 2024 target to stay on the road with the objectives of the 2030 immunization agenda and 1.4 million more...
The Ekiti state government has advised all residents to remain attentive and strictly adhere to preventive measures against diphtheria, in the light of the growing number of confirmed cases in Nigeria.
The Human Health and Services Commissioner, Dr. Oyebanji Filani,...
