By Franca Ofili Prof. Muhammad Pate, Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health, has announced the integration of the Sector-wide Approach (SWAp) initiative, a strategy to unify the health sector and enhance funding with key stakeholders’ involvement. Pate said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the SWAp Strategic Engagement with stakeholders fromContinue Reading

By Folasade Akpan The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, has raised alarm over a global shortage of nearly one million midwives. Kanem made this known while marking the International Day of the Midwife, celebrated globally on May 5. The 2025 theme, “Midwives: CriticalContinue Reading