Tag: health
Faster emergency care ahead as FG considers Air Ambulance program
The Federal Government (FG) has started discussions with Airbus to buy air ambulance helicopters to improve emergency medical services across…
Nationwide health paralysis looms as doctors begin indefinite strike
He noted that the strike would continue until the Federal Government fully meets the association’s demands and shows genuine commitment…
Primary Health Centres in Crisis: The broken backbone of Nigerian healthcare
Saidi Suara is a public health analyst, interventionist and a manager within the Institute of Church Office Management (ICOM).
Patients wait, nurses walk out as calls for reform echo nationwide
Nigerian nurses, under the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), are on strike across the country. The strike…
New report links packaged foods to high blood pressure in Nigeria
In response to the growing health crisis, the federal government, through the 2024 National Guideline for Sodium Reduction, has proposed…
Health Alert: The hidden dangers of using Cotton Buds to clean your ears
Ultimately, she says, the best approach for most people is simple: “Let your ears do what they’re made to do.…
FG disburses ₦65bn to keep basic health services running in 2025
The Minister assured that the government remains committed to providing fair, accountable, and effective healthcare through the BHCPF and other…
Ogun to become Health Tourist Destination of Choice – Commissioner
Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker has hinted that the present administration is determined to make the health…
Enugu releases N100m counterpart fund for Basic Health
The Enugu State Government has paid its N100 million counterpart fund for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to…
Borno: Nigerian Govt. spends over N5bn on health, humanitarian response
The Federal Ministry of Health says it has expended over five billion naira on provision of health and humanitarian services…
We are set to improve efficiency of service delivery in the health sector -Minister
The Federal Government is seeking ways to improve efficiency in the operations of public hospitals and re-equip them to save…
Nigerian doctor uses ‘improvised incubator’ to save premature baby
A medical doctor, Chibuike Joseph Chukwudum has saved a premature baby using an improved incubator he created himself.
Bauchi governor launches drugs, consumables distribution scheme
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi state has launched the distribution of Saving one Million lives programme for Result (SOMLP for…
Jigawa Govt to construct 23 more basic health clinics
The Jigawa Government says it will construct and equip 23 more health clinics across the 27 local government areas of…
Kebbi govt. reaffirms readiness to tackle health challenges
Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed readiness to tackle the myriads of health-related challenges facing people of the state.