By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) have reiterated calls for hospitals to treat gunshot victims immediately without requesting police reports. Both organisations issued the reminder during interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday inContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun In order to ensure self-sufficiency and medicine security in the country, experts in the pharmaceutical sector urge governments to prioritise investment and provide enabling environment for local drugs and medicines manufacturers. The pharmacists made the call in Lagos, at the 40th anniversary celebration of the 1985 graduationContinue Reading
By Rachael Abujah The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched the African Manufacturing Market Intelligence and Network Analysis (AMMINA) platform, a data-driven initiative designed to strengthen Africa’s health products manufacturing ecosystem. The Africa CDC, during the launch on Saturday via webinar, said that the platformContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun In a bid to ensure access to quality and affordable care for Nigerians, stakeholders have renewed calls for continuous improvement of quality healthcare services in the country. The stakeholders made the call at a Quality Improvement Seminar organised by the Redeemer’sContinue Reading
By Justina Auta As the world marks World Sight Day 2025, Sightsavers and Bloomberg Philanthropies have launched a 75million dollars Vision Initiative to tackle untreated vision impairment in low and middle-income countries. The initiative was launched in Abuja as part of activities to commemorate the 2025 World Sight Day, themedContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), Nigeria Chapter, has urged professionals to harness technology in tackling the growing burden of drug and behavioural addictions among youths. The newly elected President of ISSUP, Dr Olajumoke Koyejo, made the call on Thursday at the 2025 Annual ConferenceContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government, in collaboration with development partners, has committed 30million dollars to tackle child malnutrition through the Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (SQ-LNS) initiative. Mr Tope Ogunbi, the Country Director, Evidence Action, a non-profit organisation, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the National Training ofContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Loveworld Medicaid, a member agency of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, says no fewer than 18,000 individuals having eye challenges have received full free treatment and improved vision. The Assistant Director, Loveworld Medicaid, Dr Olajumoke Ola-Akisanya, made this known during a news briefing to commemorate the WorldContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Journalists have been urged to intensify advocacy and public awareness on food nutrition and food systems to help tackle malnutrition and promote healthier eating habits among Nigerians, especially vulnerable populations. This call was made during a two-day training workshop on Nutrition and Food Systems Reporting and Advocacy,Continue Reading
By Martha Agas Prof. Mohammed Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says the health challenges outlined in Nigeria’s Country Health System and Services Profiles (CHSSP) report are surmountable. Pate, represented by Dr Kamil Shoretire, the ministry`s Director, Health, Planning, Research and Statistic, stated this during the official unveilingContinue Reading
