Healthcare

Healthcare: NGO seeks Improved Funding of Health, Affiliate Sectors An NGO, ‘The Center for People’s Health, Peace and Progress (3ps),’ has called for improved budgetary allocations to healthcare...

Nigeria, China Signs Letter of Intent to Improve Health Sector The People’s Republic of China and the Federal Government of Nigeria have signed a letter of intent to...

FAO Educates Rural Communities On Food Safety Awareness   In a collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has...

Health Workers Trained in Trauma and Emergency Management   The Lagos Chapter of the Association of Medical Social Workers of Nigeria (AMSWON) has trained health workers in Lagos State...

Risk Of Breast Cancer, Hypertension Reduced By Breastfeeding   According to Elhaji Diop, a Nutrition Manager with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kano Field Office, maternal breastfeeding helps in...

Waje Urges For Improvements in Health Sector   On Thursday, Waje, a popular Nigerian artist, urged the Federal Government to invest more in the development of the country’s health...

FG: Nigeria Has No Short-Shelf Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines   According to the federal government, there are no short-shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccine donations in Nigeria. This was disclosed by...

Ondo FMC Health Workers Go On Two-Weeks Strike   The members of the Ondo State Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) who work at the Federal...

Governors launch Leadership Challenge Fund to improve PHCs across Nigeria The Nigerian Governors’ Forum has launched a Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge Fund. The Leadership Challenge is a...

$170 Million Malaria Vaccine Contract Awarded To GSK   The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a $170 million contract to GSK, a British pharmaceutical and biotechnology company,...