By Mercy Sawok The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged tertiary and specialised health institutions in Nigeria to continuously review curricula to align with emerging public health priorities. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr Sunday Echono, made the call at the sixth Society for Public Health Professionals of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced a four-day Basic Life Support (BLS) training for health workers from seven FCT hospitals to improve emergency care. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat of the FCTA, said this in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman The Society for Family Health (SFH) says skills acquisition can improve health outcomes by strengthening livelihoods, resilience and access to healthcare. The SFH Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Omokhude Idogho, said this on Friday in Kaduna at the inauguration of a three-month skills acquisition programme forContinue Reading
By Martha Agas Women now make up nearly 70 per cent of health workers worldwide but remain concentrated in lower-paid professions with fewer leadership opportunities, according to a new Global Burden of Disease study. The study estimated that 34.4 million additional doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists and pharmacists would be neededContinue Reading
By Mercy Sawok Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have called for urgent reforms of public health laws across states to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond effectively to epidemics and public health emergencies. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the NigeriaContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Maku Dr Adetoun Dally, Immediate Past President of Women Community in Africa and Founder of Children Impact and Development Initiative, has urged greater autonomy for women in making critical health decisions. She made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, stressingContinue Reading
By Deborah Enwerem The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abubakar Yakubu, has urged actors to enrol in the guild’s health insurance scheme and undergo regular medical checks to prevent breakdown in health. Yakubu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman Stakeholders in women’s health have called for improved data and measurement systems to better address women’s health needs across different stages of life. The stakeholders made the call at a Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting themed “Weaving the Web: A Transformative Framework for Women’s Health Measurement” in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government has ordered the immediate implementation of measures to strengthen the protection of health workers nationwide following rising incidents of harassment and assaults. This is contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ms Daju Kachollom onContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Managing Director of SUNU Health Nigeria Ltd., Dr Moyosore Olomola, has called for stronger legislation to expand health insurance coverage and accelerate the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. Olomola made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
