Healthcare: Buhari Tasks NMA On Quality Services
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian Medical
Association, NMA to find better ways of improving healthcare service delivery
to Nigerians. He gave the task at the second...
Measles: Abia Records 22 Suspected Cases
The Director, Public Health/Disease
Control Department, Abia Ministry of Health, Onyechere Nwokocha, has said that 22
suspected cases of measles and one death were recorded in...
Service Delivery: Buhari Receives NIPSS Report On Universal Healthcare, Pledges Action
President Muhammadu Buhari has
pledged that his administration would ensure that Nigerians have access to
affordable, efficient and equitable healthcare services without the risk of
impoverishment.He made...
Bayelsa: Five Dead As Cholera Outbreak Hits Sagbama
Bayelsa State has recorded an outbreak of cholera epidemic as five persons have been confirmed dead from the disease in Ofoni in the Sagbama...
Health Sector: FG Sets Up Committee To Oversee Cancer Health Fund.
The Federal Government has set up a committee to implement the Cancer Health Fund, CHF.The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and...
HIV: Scientists Working Hard To Find Cure – Gupta
A
Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University College, London, Ravindra Gupta has
said there was hope for HIV cure in the near future.Gupta,
who said this in an...
Lassa Fever: NCDC Takes Fight To Next Level Through Public Enlightenment
The Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control has adopted public enlightenment and awareness creation
strategy and timely intervention to check the alarming rate of Lassa fever
outbreak in...
Society Urges FG To Act In Line With Executive Order-5
Projects’ Execution: Society Urges FG To Act In Line With Executive Order-5 The Nigerian Society of Engineers has urged the Federal Government to act...
Biometric Identification: Iom, ECOWAS, NAPTIP Launch Campaign On Free Movement, Human...
The International Organization for Migration, IOM is
embarking on a cross-border roadshow to sensitise people in West African coasts
on the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card.The...
COVID-19 Impact: Presidency Laments Pandemic Outbreak A Challenge To SDGs Target
The Federal Government says the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic across the world had challenged the prospects of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs.Senior Special...
World Leprosy Day: Awareness Key To Reducing Stigma – Expert
A Public Health Expert, Mercy Ekele says raising awareness on leprosy disease and dispelling misinformation are key to reducing the stigmitisation that victims suffer.Ekele...
15,000 Doctors Exit Nigeria Because Of Poor Pay — NMA.
The chairman of the Kano State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abdurrahman Ali, says about 15, 000 medical doctors have exited Nigeria...
Insecurity: Niger Governor Calls For Joint Effort By States To End...
Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello has called for joint efforts among states to bring an end to banditry.The governor made the call when...
Rape: Senate Demands Highest Penalty For Rapists, Decries Suicide Rate
The
Senate has demanded the highest penalty for rapists in the country, with a
specific focus on cases involving minors.This
was part of the resolutions reached during...
Covid-19: NCDC Registers 89 New Infections, 1 Death On Oct. 18
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC has registered 89 new infections, 169 discharged and one additional death from the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on...
Cancer: Insurance Scheme, Swiss Drug Coy Sign MoU On Care Reimbursement...
The National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS and a Swiss drug giant, Roche Product have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on cancer care reimbursement...
Corona-virus: New Cases In Algeria And Senegal
The number of confirmed coronavirus
cases in Algeria has jumped to 17 after nine new cases were registered
yesterday night, meanwhile Senegal recorded two more cases...
NEMA Receives 153 Nigerians From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has
received another batch of 153 stranded Nigerians from Libya.The Director-General of the agency, Mustapha
Maihajja, represented by an official...
Covid-19: Centre Confirmed Cases Rise To 276
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 22 new Coronavirus cases as at Wednesday. 15 were recorded in Lagos, four in the...
Cabinet Reshuffle: Alausa Handover To New Minister Of State For Health.
The Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has described the redeployment of Tunji Alausa as new Honourable Minister of...
