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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of Chief Executives of five major parastatals in the nation’s health sector.
They include the Director-General of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi; Director-General of National Agency for the Control of Aids, Prof. John Idoko; and Chief Executive of Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, Prof. Innocent Ujah.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been enjoined to urgently constitute the governing board of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for effective delivery on its mandate.
The call was made by doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has commenced provision of free surgery to 10,000 poor and needy who have registered with the scheme across the country.
The zonal coordinator for North-central, Asmau Mohammed stated this yesterday at the National Health Insurance Scheme stakeholders’ Forum in Makurdi.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has inaugurated the national tripartite technical committee, which will develop the first National Occupational Safety and Health Profile in Nigeria.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) are exploring partnership opportunities in healthcare delivery. At a just-concluded Health Concepts Validation Exercise organised by SNEPCo in Lagos, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole identified potential areas of collaboration in the delivery of primary and secondary healthcare
An increase in number of children breastfed in Nigeria could save lives of more than 820,000 children under the age of five, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has declared.
To help achieve more sustainable and efficient primary health care services in Nigeria, private sector experts have partnered with government at the federal and state levels.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has suspended her strike due , what the association termed the sincere and unrelenting nature of President Muhammad in Buhari, Speaker House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara in finding lasting solutions to the issues bedevilling the sector.
This position was presented during a media paryley held at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the President NARD, Kano chapter, Dr. Muhammad Adamu Askira said that though the Residency Training Program committee has started sitting, the final report is yet to be released.
The story of baby Aisha Nazeeph can best fit a Nollywood script. At 28 weeks, weighing less than 1kg and her mother’s blood pressure struggling to surpass the 300 mark, the world looked bleak for the Nazeeph’s. They were just waiting for death to take over.
The Federal Government has raised hopes for the implementation of the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund. To accomplish this, the Ministry of Health has announced that it has drawn up a set of guidelines with specific reference to the National Health Act of 2014, alignment with national health policy and following wide-ranging consultations with the relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian healthcare sector.More...
FG Releases N14.3bn for States, FCT to Upgrade Primary Health Care Centres
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has said the Federal Government has released N14.3billion to the 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to upgrade the primary healthcare centres in the country.
President Muhammad Buhari has appointed Mr. Tosan Erhabor as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN). 
Sixty-three primary healthcare centres in Anambra will soon be upgraded to world class standards, Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano , has said.
Sen. Shehu Sani has called for massive investments in the health sector to block the annual $1.5 billion capital flight for medical tourism by political elites.
Sani made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after he inspected facilities at theNational Ear Care Centre (NECC) on Monday in Kaduna.
