Public health authorities across West Africa are considering stronger agreements to help the region better share data and transfer materials in efforts to strengthen the region’s ability to prevent and coordinate response to public health emergencies.
A global UNICEF report, launched in Abuja yesterday, shows that Nigeria is putting its children at risk of under-development, both physically and mentally, because critical national policies are not providing an adequate foundation for their growth.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to invite minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole to explain the alarming situation of how Nigeria would depend on a laboratory in Dakar Senagal to analyse samples of monkey pox.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti will pay an official visit to Nigeria from 12th – 14th October, 2017. Dr. Moeti will be in Nigeria to support the Federal Government’s Response to the Humanitarian Emergencies in Nigeria and the North East in particular.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has commissioned the Primary Healthcare Centre he promised to renovate at Fuka village, Munye Local Government Area of Niger State. Speaking at the ceremony, on Tuesday, 10th October, 2017, the Minister said that it was in fulfillment of his promise that the hospital was renovated and put to use.
Nigeria needs to spend about N712 billion annually to bridge its healthcare financing deficit, a civic technology organization, BudgIT Nigeria says.
The Nigerian government on Wednesday commenced moves for a major review of the health sector including whether or not doctors in public hospitals should engage in private practice. Several Nigerians have alleged that doctors in public hospitals refer their patients to their own private clinics for treatment in order to make more money.
The Nigerian Senate has proposed ways to curb the spread of Monkeypox, which outbreak was first reported on Tuesday last week in Bayelsa State. The disease has since been reported in at least seven other states in Nigeria.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday renewed its commitment to assist Nigeria combat polio and other child killer diseases. Mrs Masthidisco Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this at a press conference in Maiduguri.
The Kwara Government said on Monday that no fewer than 200,000 people have been vaccinated within three days of the ongoing yellow fever reactive vaccination in the state. Dr Sulaiman Alege, the Commissioner for Health, who gave the figure to newsmen in Ilorin, said 960,000 doses of the vaccine would be administered in nine communities in the state.
“The vaccination is taking place in Ifelodun Local Government and eight others, comprising Isin, Ilorin South, Ilorin East, Irepodun, Oke-Ero and others.
Eye care practitioners under the umbrella of Nigerian Optometrists Association (NOA), Ogun State Chapter, yesterday stormed the streets of Abeokuta with its awareness road walk to mark this year’s World Sight Day.
HealthPlus Pharmacy has emerged the winner in excellent service delivery in the Pharmaceutical Category during the 5th edition of the Nigerian Customer Service Awards (NCSA).
In a well attended event on the 17th of October 2017, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja, a giant stride was once again made by the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Health sector as a whole with the Launching of the PSN Foundation and the inauguration of the Trustees of the PSN Foundation by the Hon. Minister of Health, alongside the President of PSN and the Dep. President of the NMA in the presence of the Emir of Kamo, Lamido Sanusi II (ably represented). 
