The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to sustainable health financing as a basis for achieving universal health coverage (UHC).
Speaking in an event about the future of national financing,...
The wife of the Governor of the State of Anambra, Mrs. Nonyye Soludo has affirmed the importance of routine vaccination in the prevention and transmission of diseases throughout the state.
Mrs. Soludo made the statement during a commitment meeting of...
Nigerians have been told that when their blood pressure regularly and precisely measures, and by handling it through medicines and changes in lifestyle when high levels are detected, they can carry long and healthy lives free of hypertension complications,...
The Executive Council of the State of Sokoto approved a series of capital policies and project initiatives aimed at strengthening the health sector, improving security operations and accelerating infrastructure development throughout the State.
Addressing journalists after the Council meeting, the...
The Federal Government has launched an innovative reform initiative that includes the national deployment of 774 Financial Management officers (PFMOS).
This movement to implement a PFMO by local government area throughout the country marks an important step to strengthen the...
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has registered in the contributory health scheme of the state of Niger, code called Nicare.
This was done by the agency's executive secretary, Dr. Sulayman Abu-Bakar, in the Chamber of the Government Chamber of the Council,...
The Chamber of the Borno State Assembly has begun legislative processes to criminalize the diversion and illegal sale of therapeutic foods ready for use (RUTF) and other essential nutritional products for malnourished children and vulnerable populations throughout the state.
The...
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has requested sustainable financing for medical care at Commonwealth.
Speaking at the 37th Meeting of Health Ministers of the Commonwealth in Geneva, Switzerland, Salako emphasized...
The commissioner of health and social welfare of the state of Bauchi, Sani Mohammed Dambam, has declared that the issue of maternal health and mortality cannot be emphasized, considering its role in family health.
The commissioner made the statement on...
The Nigeria Pharmacy Council (PCN) announced that a total of 489 pharmaceutical stores in Akwa Ibom have been sealed due to the breach of the standards.
The breakdown of sealed facilities includes 122 pharmacies and 367 patent medicine stores, while...
