The state government has announced that the second outreach will begin by June 6 and that each health district will host four outreach events in the first phase. In its bid to reduce the hardship in the state especially in the area of accessing healthcare, the State government kicked off the free medical care for…
Korede Abdullah The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Federal Government (FG) to give support to private sector healthcare providers, in view of their significant role in complementing the public healthcare system and contributing immensely to the country’s progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This call was made by Prof. Bala…
Korede Abdullah The Society for Family Health (SFH) has announced that the introduction of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPASC), a self-injectable contraceptive, has to significant expansion of options available to Nigerian families for controlling the number and spacing of their children. The SFH’s managing director, Omokhudu Idogho, noted that self-care in family planning has brought…
Korede Abdullah The World Health Assembly (WHA), the seventy-seventh of its kind and decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) currently going on in Geneva, Switzerland, has re-affirmed its determination to formulate policies and make appropriate strategies for tackling global health challenges — including malaria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — through international collaboration,…
Korede Abdullah The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly to expand their partnership to strengthen epidemic and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in Africa. This was made…
Korede Abdullah The Nigerian Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, has expressed concern over the rate of emigration of Nigerian doctors and other health workers to developed countries. The minister said it’s the reason health systems remained weak in many developing countries like Nigeria partly because they continue to lose their…
Korede Abdullah The scourge of cervical cancer may soon reduce globally with the launch of world’s first tampon-based at-home HPV screening kit. The test kit will allow women to conduct the test at the convenience of their homes. HPV, the human papillomavirus, is a major risk factor for cervical cancer and this innovation by…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down a private rice factory in Niger State due to unhygienic practices. Speaking during a routine inspection of facilities in the state on the weekend, Shaba Mohammed, Director of NAFDAC’s North-Central Zone, revealed that although the facility was registered with the agency,…
Korede Abdullah The Federal government has said that the launch of the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative has further accelerated progress in Healthcare infrastructure as the initiative has attracted investments to primary and tertiary healthcare, thereby unlocking the nation’s health sector value chain and paving the way for local manufacturing of drugs and medical…
Korede Abdullah The Director General (DG) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Kelechi Ohiri, and other stakeholders in the health sector, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have expressed reservations about the national coverage of Nigeria’s health insurance scheme since its inception in 1999. The stakeholders which comprised WHO Country Representative, Walter Mulombo…
