Health Related Agencies in Nigeria
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR): The NIMR was established through the National Science and Technology Act of 1977 but was renamed the National Institute of Medical Research by the Medical Research Council of Nigeria. The name was later changed in 1993 to the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.
Website: https://nimr.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: +234 909 213 3886
National Population Commission: The National Population Commission was created by the federal government in 1988. This commission has the statutory authority to collect, analyse and disseminate demographic data in Nigeria. It is also mandated to undertake demographic sample surveys, compile, collate as well as publish migration and civil registration statistics along with monitoring the country’s population policy.
Website: https://www.nationalpopulation.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: +234 (0)9 234 3173
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC): The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control was established in 2011 as a response to the challenges that were created by public health emergencies and to enhance the country’s preparedness and response to epidemics through the prevention, control, and detection of communicable diseases.
Website: https://ncdc.gov.ng/
Email: [email protected]
Contact: 0800 970000 10
National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA): The NPHCDA is an agency that provides a network of services, resources and benefits so as to empower Nigeria’s healthcare community and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the primary healthcare delivery.
Website: https://nphcda.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: N/A
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC): NAFDAC was officially established in 1992 and created to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, advertisement, sale and usage of food, drugs, cosmetics, packaged water, medical devices, chemicals and detergents.
Website: https://www.nafdac.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: 0700-1-623322, +234 (0)-1-4609750
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS): The NHIS is a corporate body that was established under Act 35 of the 1999 constitution by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the improvement of the health of all Nigerians at an affordable cost. The purpose of the NHIS is to provide health insurance in Nigeria as the healthcare services of contributors are paid from the common pool pf funds that are contributed by the scheme’s participants. The NHIS also regulates Health Management Organisations (HMOs).
Website: https://www.nhis.gov.ng
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Contact: 0805-928-2008, 0808-328-0131, 0803-979-6126, 0806-574-4100, 0805-901-5854
National Agency for Control of AIDs (NACA): The purpose of NACA is to provide an enabling policy environment as well as a stable ongoing facilitation, monitoring and evaluation of all HIV/AIDS prevention and impact mitigation activities in Nigeria.
Website: https://naca.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: (234) 0809 183 6222, (234) 0809 184 6222
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD): The NIPRD was established as a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology in 1987 and then transferred to the Federal Ministry of Health in 2001. The primary objective of the NIPRD is to develop drugs, biological products and pharmaceutical raw materials.
Website: https://www.niprd.gov.ng/
Email: [email protected]
Contact: 0915 451 2072
Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN): The MLSCN is a Federal Government Statutory Regulatory Agency that was established by Act 11 of 2003 as a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health.
Website: https://www.mlscn.gov.ng
Email: https://web.mlscn.gov.ng/index.php/contact-us/
Contact: N/A
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA): The NMA is the professional association and registration for Nigerian doctors and dentists. The NMA is the largest medical association in the West African sub-region with over 40,000 members from 36 states branches.
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Website: https://nationalnma.org
Email: [email protected]
Contact: +234 803 587 0494
WHO Regional Country Office Nigeria: The WHO country office strives towards achieving the highest sustainable level of health by all people living in Nigeria with the collaboration and assistance of the government and other partners in health Development.
Website: https://www.afro.who.int/countries/nigeria
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Contact: +234 (0) 946 28 900
Guild of Medical Directors: The Guild of Medical Directors was established in 1990 with the aim of bridging the gap between the foreign and local access to medical care in Nigeria. The guild was registered as a corporate entity with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria as a body of medical doctors that own and run private hospitals and clinics within Nigeria.
Website: https://gmdnig.com
Email: [email protected]
Contact: (+234) 704 823 7984, (+234) 08033339347
Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS): The NRCS was established through an Act of the Parliament in 1960. The Act is referred to as the “Nigerian Red Cross Act of 1960”.
Website: https://redcrossnigeria.org/index/index.php/en
Email: [email protected]
Contact: (+234) 803 123 0430 (MTN), (+234) 809 993 7357 (9mobile)
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN): The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria was founded in 1927 and is the umbrella Association that advocates for the improvement and welfare of all groups within the Nigerian Pharmaceutical Sector. The aims and objectives of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria is to maintain a high standard of Professional ethics and discipline among its members, promote and maintain a high standard of Pharmaceutical Education in Nigeria, promote legislation for the enhancement of the image and the interest of the Pharmacy Profession and the Practitioners in Nigeria, collate and disseminate statistical, scientific and other information relating to Pharmacy and publish such in an Official Journal, and to advise on Labour conditions relating to Pharmacists.
Website: https://psnnational.org
Email: [email protected]
Contact: +234 703 009 4731, +234 810 645 9427
Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN): The PCN is a Federal Government Parastatal that was established by Act 91 of 1992 and charged with the responsibility of the regulation and control of pharmacy education, training and practice in all aspects and ramifications.
Website: https://www.pcn.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: +234 704 453 3099
Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA): ANPA was founded in 1995 for educational, scientific and charitable purposes as a tax exempt non-profit organisation under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ANPA is a representation of the professional interests of 4,000 plus physicians, dentists and allied health professionals of Nigerian birth, ethnicity or empathy that live in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean on issues of health within North America, the Caribbean, and Africa, pertinent to persons of descent from the Nigerian Diaspora.
Website: https://www.anpa.org
Email: [email protected]
Contact: (877) 698-8620
Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas (NAPPSA): NAPPSA is the umbrella organisation of Nigerian pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, allied scientists and the academia in the Americas.
Website: https://nappsa.org
Email: [email protected]
Contact: 888-237-8017
Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN): MDCAN is an affiliate of the Nigerian Medical Association and is the largest specialist medical association in the West African sub-region with over 4,000 members from teaching and specialist hospitals from all over Nigeria.
Website: https://www.mdcan.org.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: +234 803 356 9700
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN): The MDCN was established in 1963 and its objectives are to regulate the practice of medicine, dentistry and alternative medicine in a more efficient manner that properly safeguards healthcare delivery for Nigerians.
Website: https://www.mdcn.gov.ng
Email: [email protected]
Contact: 09077062051
