By Emmanuel Afonne The Federal Government has been urged to review the country’s gender policy to ensure its provisions are effectively and fairly applied. Prof. Iyabode Nwabueze, a Professor of English Language, made the call on Thursday, while delivering the 27th Inaugural Lecture of the National Open University of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Nigeria got the largest intervention fund spent by the foundation in Africa. Gates said this during an interview session with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says progress is ongoing in the clinical trial of the M72 tuberculosis vaccine, expressing optimism in its offering 70 per cent efficacy. Gates said this while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) question during anContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it will evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they observed the nationwide industrial action. Mr Ado Bako, the Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of HealthContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Hospital, Abuja, has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a state-of-the-art medical facility that will reduce medical tourism by Nigerians. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Muhammad Raji, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in AbujaContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Hospital in Abuja says the brain drain plaguing the health sector has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500. This is in spite its 25 years of medical breakthroughs and significant staff expansion. Prof. Muhammad Raji, Chief Medical Director of the NationalContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Lagos chapter, on Monday urged the government to redouble efforts and re-appraise the country’s health system to attain the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Chairman of ACPN Lagos chapter, Tolulope Ajayi, made the call at a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), has called for a global action against increasing abduction and violence against medical professionals in the country. National President of the association, Prof. Rosemary Ogu, who made the call at a news conference in Port Harcourt, said there was urgentContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Kaduna State Government says it will soon commence implementation of the Disability Act to strengthen equality and mainstream persons with disabilities. Alhaji Zubairu Muktar, Special Adviser to Gov. Uba Sani on NGO matters, said that the act would also help to remove barriers in accessing servicesContinue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says President Bola Tinubu is transforming the country’s health sector for better quality service delivery. Pate said this in Bauchi on Friday, during the groundbreaking of 10 MedServe’s oncology and diagnostic centres at the Abubakar TafawaContinue Reading
