By Martha Agas The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is aiming to reach 983,497 children in 2025 with Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC), a preventive intervention against malaria for children under five. Dr Olutomi Sodipo, State Project Manager of the Philanthropic Funding Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (PF SMC) in the FCT, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The Katsina Government has approved ₦703 million for the reconstruction of perimeter fences and security barricades in 14 general hospitals across frontline local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Dr Sani Magaji-Ingawa, made this known on Thursday in Katsina, while briefingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will soon begin the screening of food handlers, especially those working in restaurants, markets, bakeries and canteens, for hepatitis. The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in a message to commemorate the 2025 World Hepatitis Day in AbujaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will sanction any Health Maintenance Organisations under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), who failed to remit payments to healthcare providers promptly. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social MediaContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo The Ngogbehei Cancer Centre (NCC), an NGO, has inaugurated its operations in the United Kingdom with a strategic focus on combating cancer, which has become a growing concern in Nigeria. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, the Founder of the NGO,Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says the Coordinated Wholesale Centres (CWCs) being established across Nigeria will help eliminate the circulation of fake, substandard and expired medicines. Mr Bulama Yakubu, Head of Drug and Vaccine Development and Drug Distribution System at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, madeContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government has announced a sweeping series of reforms aimed at addressing Nigeria’s growing burden of neurological and mental health conditions. The initiative aligns with global health priorities and seeks to bridge the brain health care gap across Africa. The announcement was made by the CoordinatingContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched a new toolkit to strengthen disease surveillance and forecast outbreaks, aiming to boost early warning systems and epidemic preparedness nationwide. The NCDC also unveiled a Vulnerability Matrix and Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, in a moveContinue Reading
By Racheal Abujah The Federal Government has unveiled Project 365, a nationwide initiative to eliminate hepatitis by 2030, citing annual economic losses between N10.3 trillion and N17.9 trillion due to the disease. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, announced the initiative on Monday in Abuja duringContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its planned industrial action and granted the Federal Government a fresh 21-day window to address its outstanding demands. The decision was reached during an Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM) in Abuja, as conveyed in a communiqué jointly signed by NMA President,Continue Reading
