Gombe State Ministry of Health on Thursday inaugurated a committee to fast track the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, while inaugurating the committee in Gombe, said the terms of reference were to…
The Adamawa Government has expressed concern over the poor services provided by healthcare service providers in the state. Chairman, Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ADSPHDA), Dr Sulaiman Bashir, stated this at the inauguration of Health Provider Accountability and Patient…
Dr Veronica Nyamali, National Vice-President, Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN), has advised that life be seen from a mixed angle of good, sweet and bad. Nyamali, gave the advice in an interview with the Newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday.…
The Kogi State Government, on Tuesday, confirmed three reported cases of Lassa in the State. The Special Adviser to the Kogi State Governor on health matters, Abu Jibril Okikiri disclosed that the outbreak is in Ibaji Local Government Area of…
The leadership of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has again warned pharmacists and patent medicine vendors who take pleasure in patronizing unregistered drug outlets to desist as such outlets cannot be guaranteed to be genuine. The council made the…
The Adamawa government on Thursday declared that the recent incidence of cholera is over in the state’s 21 Local Government Areas, according to Prof. Isa Abdullahi, the state’s Commissioner for Health. Abdullahi, who disclosed this at a news briefing in…
The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Kwara Chapter, on Thursday sensitised the deaf community on the need to care for the environment to promote healthy living and hygiene society. The programme was part of the activities organised by MWAN…
Stakeholders in the health sector have called for a collective action to improve COVID-19 vaccine intake to aid Nigeria achieve the global target. The stakeholders at a meeting with Northern states Heads of Primary Healthcare Development Agencies on Improving COVID-19…
The President, Guild of Medical Directors (GMD), Dr Raymond Kuti, says the guild is being repositioned to remain a strong partner in the Nigerian healthcare sector. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Kuti said members of the GMD…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has stopped the shipment of more than 80 medicine products from China and India over fraudulent activities by the manufacturers, even as Nigeria is set to begin the production…
