Health
Govt confident of funding healthcare despite USAID’s exit
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ali Pate says the country can cater to its citizens’ health despite ...NAFDAC raids Abia market, seizes ‘banned, unregistered’ medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has taken over the Ariaria International Market ...Ekiti to recruit more doctors, health workers
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has said his administration will recruit more medical doctors and health workers for all general hospitals ...Snakes, monkeys must not swallow $1.07bn health budget, Atiku warns FG
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned the federal government that the $1.07 billion allocated to the health sector in the ...Tinubu okays 65 years retirement age for doctors, healthcare workers
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to ...40 people diagnosed with cancer every minute globally – WHO
Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), says every minute, 40 people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. Ghebreyesus ...Govt approves N4.8bn for HIV/AIDS treatment
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an allocation of N4.5 billion for the procurement of HIV treatment packs to ...US-based Nigerian doctor held family hostage before suicide, father-in-law alleges
The US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, who reportedly killed himself after ;osing custody battle, held his estranged partner and ...US approves HIV treatment aid waiver for Nigeria, 54 countries
The United States government has approved an “emergency humanitarian waiver” to support US-funded HIV treatment in 55 countries, including Nigeria. ...Over 200m Nigerians at risk of neglected tropical diseases – FG
The minister of state for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, says Nigeria has more than 200 million ...
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