President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A statement on Friday by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said the unit…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 571 illegal shops found selling, substandard, contraband drugs, operating unapproved premises in local government areas of Bauchi State. Director Enforcement of the Council, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi, while…
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Oyo State chapter, has suspended its two-month indefinite strike. The union Chairman, Dr Samuel Adeyemi, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan. The nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals…
The Plateau Ministry of Health, has trained 60 healthcare workers, on the Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Dr Cletus Shurkuk, the State Commissioner for Health, while speaking at the event on Tuesday…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) branch, has suspended a five-day warning strike over the nonpayment of salaries owed some members. Dr Ashiru Mikail, Vice-President of the association, on Tuesday in Zaria said…
The outgoing Director-General (D-G) of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Prof. Babatunde Salako, has advised his successor on open door policy. This comes as President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved the appointment of Prof. John Obafunwa as the…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) branch has commenced a five-day warning strike over the nonpayment of salaries owed some members. Dr Ashiru Mikail, Vice President of the association made this known during…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is ready to partner with the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, stated this in Abuja when the National Coordinator of…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the nation’s healthcare sector is facing the danger of depleting experienced professionals and aging population. Prof. Rowland Osuoji, a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, said this while delivering the 5th Prof. Festus Nwako Memorial Lecture at…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has advocated legislative support toward the attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country. The authority’s Director-General, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, made the call in an interview with the newsmen on Friday in Abuja, on…
