By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has cautioned lactating mothers against feeding their babies with water or any liquid substance other than breast milk within the first six months of life. This message was emphasised during…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has cautioned lactating mothers lactating mothers against feeding their babies with water or any liquid substance other than breast milk within the first six months of life. This message was…
In response to the Monkeypox outbreak, the Federal Government has stepped up monitoring and screening at all entry points. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, announced this in a statement on Thursday, citing 39 confirmed cases…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have identified the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model of funding as a key measure to promote Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery and achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This was said on Thursday in Abuja, at the conclusion…
The Federal Government says it has intensified monitoring and screening procedures at all entry points in response to the threat of MPox. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this in a statement by his…
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has allocated N63 billion from the Basic Health Care Provision Fund since the program’s inception in 2019. This information was revealed by Dr. Kelechi Ohiri,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that from January 1 to July 28, there were 307,433 cholera cases and 2,326 deaths across 26 countries and five WHO regions. According to a statement released on Thursday, the Eastern Mediterranean Region had…
By Soduq Adelakun The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that the state has implemented multiple strategies to improve its health workforce across all cadres. Abayomi made this known on Wednesday during the 1st Graduation of…
The National Health Insurance Authority on Wednesday said the total enrolment rate for health insurance at the national and state levels has gone up significantly by 11 per cent over the past year. This was disclosed by the Director General…
The Ogun Government has launched its formal sector health insurance scheme, and offered civil servants 50 per cent subsidy. The scheme is designed for the formal sector, comprising civil servants, public servants and workers in the Organised Private Sector (OPS).…
