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
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government says no fewer than 700,000 children have been targeted to receive the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminat El-Imam, stated this on Monday, while speaking at the inauguration of the 2025 SMC campaign at the Children’s Specialist Hospital,Continue Reading
By Blessing Odega The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with Roche, has introduced an 80 per cent subsidy on select cancer medications at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Dr Ugochi Ozoilo, Assistant Director at the NHIA, said on Monday in Jos that it was the onboarding ofContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara State Government has announced plans to begin free hepatitis screening across all 16 local government areas of the state, as part of efforts to combat the disease and mark the 2025 World Hepatitis Day. Dr Amina El-Imam, the State Commissioner for Health, said this knownContinue Reading
