Health

FG Approves ₦12.9bn Healthcare Fund for NHIA, NPHCDA, Two Other Agencies

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦12.9 billion to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCD), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS). The decision was reached during the eighth meeting of the Ministerial Oversight […]

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Tinubu Approves Creation of New Health Sector Coordination Unit

President Bola Tinubu has authorized the creation of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU), which will be housed within the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. In a statement released on Friday, Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, explained that the unit is designed to ensure the efficient, transparent, and accountable management […]

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Prof. Pate: A Call To Rescue Hospital In Bauchi

By Garba Adamu Gwangwangwan I write to you today with a heartfelt plea that resonate not just within the walls of the infrastructural decay of the hospitals but on behalf of the entire citizens across Bauchi state.The pathetic condition of our healthcare facilities is in a serious and miserable state which requires a second look […]

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Zamfara Govt Recruited 1,793 Health Workers In 1 Year – Commissioner

The Zamfara Government, on Wednesday, said it has recruited 1,793 health workers in the last one year. Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar, stated this in Gusau at an event held to celebrate the North-West Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge Award won by the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Zamfara emerged as […]

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Senate Approves Establishment Of Health Education Practitioners Board

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the Health Education Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria. The passage of the bill on Tuesday during plenary, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Health (Tertiary and Secondary). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe (Kwara Central), in his presentation, said upon establishment, […]

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Zamfara Health Commissioner Appointed As Cleft Child Ambassador

Zamfara Government and two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Smile Train and March Care Initiative, have begun collaboration to offer free surgery for children with cleft lips and palates in the state. The free corrective cleft surgery for the poor and vulnerable victims, would be sponsored by the two NGOs,in collaboration with the state State Primary Health […]