Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria has taken a significant step toward eliminating cervical cancer with the validation of its costed National Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan. The plan was endorsed during a national workshop in Abuja, which brought together stakeholders from federal and state health ministries, academic institutions, and international organisations such as WHO and UNICEF….
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Abia State Government has announced the commencement of its flagship healthcare project—the Abia Medical City—a world-class quaternary healthcare complex designed to reverse Nigeria’s costly medical tourism. Health Commissioner Professor Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche disclosed this during a media tour of the cleared 200-hectare site at Mbasaa, near Owerrinta in Isiala Ngwa…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a bold move to reshaping global health diplomacy, China has pledged a staggering $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO), signaling its ambition to eclipse the United States as the leading state donor and assert greater influence on the world stage. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong told the World…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a landmark move to bolster health systems across Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance health innovation, manufacturing, and research. The agreement, formalized the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr. Jean Kaseya…
Member States of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, formally adopted by consensus, the world’s first Pandemic Agreement. This treaty by the 78th World Health Assembly is an outcome of more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision is driven by…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has carried out a reshuffling of its leadership team to reposition the organization. In the brand-new team Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, a Nigerian-German who is currently head of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance at a WHO pandemic hub in Berlin, will take over as head of the entire health emergencies operation…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled a comprehensive National Action Plan on Ending Violence Against Children, promising sweeping reforms and institutional changes aimed at protecting the rights and dignity of Nigerian children. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the First Regional Meeting of Africa Pathfinder Countries under the Global Alliance on Ending Violence Against…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Dr. Obi Adigwe, has declared that Nigeria is poised to transition from the periphery to the forefront of the global phytomedicine market. Speaking during the inauguration of the Ministerial Committee on the Commercialization of Phytomedicines Development on Monday, May…
Juliet Jacob and Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a bold move to diversify Nigeria’s economy and strengthen its healthcare system, the Federal Government has inaugurated a Ministerial Committee aimed at transforming traditional herbal knowledge into commercially viable products. Potential of the Phytomedicine Value Chain The initiative, spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social…
The National Health Insurance Authority has commenced on-the-spot assessment of the level of compliance with the new directives on the one-hour deadline for the issuance of pre-authorisation code by Health Maintenance Organisations. This comes into effect following the new guidelines introduced by the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr. Kelechi Ohiri….
