health sector

The Chief Medical Director of Kogi State Specialist Hospital Prof. Isah Yahaya Adagiri has decried the dearth of medical doctors in Kogi State, north-central zone Nigeria, linking it to emigration, popularly known today as “japa syndrome”.…

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced plans for a comprehensive revamp of physical infrastructure, equipment and the re-training of frontline health workers starting in 2024. READ ALSO: Speaker Abbas Urges More Investments…

An indigenous NGO, Shuwa Foundation for Health, has provided free medical treatment to no fewer than 30,000 patients in Borno in three months. Dr Bello Shuwa, founder of the organisation, said this made on Wednesday in Maiduguri while…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has called for more investments in the health sector in Nigeria, saying it is a major way of checking medical tourism, generate foreign exchange and save the naira. READ…

The federal government of Nigeria is set to unlock the value chain in the health sector from a pre-service training and re-service delivery where the private sector would play an important role in the manufacturing of basic things. READ…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter, lamented on the developmental setback being experienced in the country’s health sector. READ ALSO: Expert call on FG to prioritise healthcare delivery for Nigerians The…

The USAID-Integrated Health Programme (IHP) has supported Kebbi Government in averting 1,053 maternal and child mortalities within five years of its intervention in the state. Shehu Salisu Dabai, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning…

The Newly appointed Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare in Nigeria Prof. Ali Pate, has pledged his commitment to ensuring the effective implementation of policies that would enhance the standard of the Health Sector and…

The President of the Postgraduate Medical College Fellows' Association, Professor Akinsanya Osibogun has tasked the Nigerian Government to focus more on retaining skilled medical professionals in the country. Osibogun stated this while…

Faculty members of Public Health and Community Medicine in Nigeria have commended the Kwara State Governor, Abdul Rahman AbdulRazaq for his administration’s commitment to the sector through investments in infrastructure, payment of…