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The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, has promised to pay hospital bills for indigent sick persons in the area. He said this on Friday, while addressing Frontline Health Workers during their…

NAFDAC has called for coordinated national and international solutions to address the issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director- General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and…

The National Population Commission (NPC), in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), embarked on Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) survey to check preventable death of children under five years and women of reproductive age.…

A Professor of Paediatrics, Prof. Chinyere Ezeaka, urged the Federal Government to create an articulated framework for the implementation of the free cesarean section to be offered to pregnant women. Ezeaka, Head of…

Benue State Emergency Management Agency SEMA on Thursday, signed a memorandum of understanding with the management of Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi to provide affordable and effective health care services for Internally…

The Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. Speaking at the 65th National Council on Health session…

Polio has continued to be endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, underscoring the need for intensified efforts to eradicate the virus as the 2025 global eradication target approaches. During a recent discussion by health experts, several…

Stakeholders including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), among others, have brainstormed on how to ensure that every nook and cranny of the state is free from…

Bauchi State Ministry of Women Affairs, Child Development and Social Welfare has started the process to review the state’s gender policy as pivotal document for implementation and address challenges and provide opportunities. The…

Niger state Ministry of Primary Healthcare has vaccinated no fewer than 444,658 girls against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), during its vaccination campaign. Mr Daniel Jiya, Director, Food and Drugs and Project Manager of the State…