By Oluwaseun Nubi The KB Klub in partnership with Oba Elegushi Foundation on Friday held the second edition of its blood donation drive initiative to raise awareness of the critical need to provide safe blood through voluntary donors to the nation’s healthcare system. Speaking duringContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Health sector experts have called for the harmonisation of pharmaceutical activities in Nigeria to eliminate duplication, enhance efficiency, and improve access to quality medicines and health products. The call was made in Abuja during a high-level stakeholders’ engagement focused on aligning efforts under the Improving Access toContinue Reading
Reform By Abujah Racheal Nigeria is embarking on a health sector reform that experts believe could redefine the nation’s journey toward self-reliance in healthcare and broader development. The Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) is leading the transformative effort, anchored by the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII). Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, NationalContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has condemned negligence and declining ethical standards in the nation’s hospitals. Ndukuba called for a paradigm shift in healthcare delivery by prioritising human dignity, life-saving innovation and equitable access to quality medical services. He madeContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Prof. Haroun Isah, a Professor of Public Health at Bingham University’s College of Medical Sciences, has called on stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector to strengthen partnerships with international development partners. He said such collaborations were essential to overcome persistent challenges in the system and improve health outcomesContinue Reading
PHC By Muhammad Nur Tijani The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, on Monday handed over 28 solar-powered Primary Health Care centres to the Kano State Government to enhance healthcare services and routine immunization in the area. The intervention, implemented under the CDS3 HealthContinue Reading
Fever By Ehigimetor Igbaugba The Cross River Health Management Board has said that one person died of lassa fever in the state between January and July. The Chief Epidemiologist, Dr Inyang Ekpenyong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Monday. Ekpeyong saidContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on retaining its Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status from World Health Organisation (WHO) for regulation of medicines and vaccines. The commendation is in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, MrContinue Reading
Mpox By Alaba Olusola Oke No fewer than 12 cases of Mpox have been discovered by the Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (OSPHDA) in eight Local Government Areas of the state. The Director of Disease Control of OSPHDA, Dr Victor Adefesoye, disclosed this on Monday in Akure at theContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC) has commended the Federal Government for appointing Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu as Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). BEDC’s Managing Director, Jonathan Lawani, commended President Bola Tinubu for the choice of Ize-Iyamu. Lawani alsoContinue Reading
