The Executive Secretary National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo has said with at least one third of Nigeria’s budget, set aside every year, conservatively put at three trillion naira would provide about 200 million Nigerians access to National…
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), on Thursday inducted 1,021 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates into the Nigerian medical profession with a charge to uphold the ethics of the profession. He described the medical profession as the ‘noblest’…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday endorsed the use of AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine for use in Nigeria. Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, endorsed the vaccine at a news conference in Abuja, saying that…
Mr Taofeek Adeleye, the Prevention Program Manager, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says condom is basic in forestalling Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and spontaneous pregnancies. Newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that when utilized accurately and reliably, condom was equipped for forestalling…
The Adamawa Government has recruited no fewer than 1,000 health workers to improve primary healthcare services in the state. Dr Sulaiman Bashir, the Executive Chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHACDA), said this while addressing newsmen …
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that it plans to vaccinate approximately 109 million Nigerians that will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination over the course of 2 years. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, made…
United Nations Funds for Population Activities (UNFPA) has donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 32 Primary Health Centres in Akko and Gombe Local Government Areas of the state. Presenting the items to the PHCs on Monday in Gombe and…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Monday released a set of tools to help countries improve diagnosis and treatment of cancer among children. WHO said this in a statement issued from its headquarters in Geneva to mark the International Childhood…
The Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital has introduced a cashless payment system for patients and clients to check financial leakages, an official has said. The Deputy Director, Information in the hospital, Mrs Hauwa Muhammed, said this in an interview with…
A Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, says there is need to address the issue of poverty to reduce the burden of ill health and infectious diseases in the country. Abonyi, who is a lecturer in the Department of Medical…
