Director says universal health coverage attainable through primary healthcare
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, has said that Nigeria would attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) using Primary Health Care as a tool.
Moeti said this at a press briefing organised by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, at the end of the visit of the WHO director to Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja.
Gynaecologist calls for unified healthcare system
Prof. Oladapo Shittu, an Obstetrics and Gynaecologist from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, on Tuesday called for a unified healthcare system to improve Nigeria’s health sector.
Shittu said this on the sideline of a symposium on the post MDGs: Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Lagos.
FG to Increase Health Budget in 2017
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would increase the budgetary allocation to the health sector in the 2017 fiscal year to address some of the challenges facing it.Tackling Corruption Frees Funds for Universal Health Care – Mairami
Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in the FCT, Dr Fatima Mairami, says tackling corruption that funnelled public funds into private pockets will free up more funds to make universal health care accessible to Nigerians.Celebrating Healthcare Champions
The health sector is one area in the country where excellence is hardly celebrated, but the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award is changing the narrative through recognition of excellent hard work among the players in the industry. Martins Ifijeh writes‘Improving Family Planning Services will Reduce Maternal Deaths’
Health experts have recently emphasized the benefits of Family Planning (FP) to the quality of maternal health and mortality in the country.Nigeria must sustain Polio-free status – President
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministries of Health, and Information and Culture, to deepen their collaboration with state governments to ensure that Nigeria is finally certified polio free by 2017.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.
Expert call for unified healthcare system
Prof. Oladapo Shittu, an Obstetrics and Gynaecologist fromAhmadu Bello University, Zaria, on Tuesday called for a unified healthcare system to improve Nigeria’s health sector.
Shittu said this on the sideline of a symposium on the post MDGs: Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Lagos.
FG offers free surgery to 10,000 poor Nigerians
The Federal Government yesterday unveiled a health intervention programme that would provide free surgery to 10,000 poor and needy Nigerians registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme.
The programme, which will start on July 18 in 46 health facilities across Nigeria, will also extend free breast and cervical cancer tests to 18,000 Nigerians as well as free diabetes and hypertension tests to 500,000 others.
Malnutrition Claims 2,300 Children, 145 Women Daily – FG
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-five children and 145 women of child-bearing age to severe and acute malnutrition and iron deficiency respectively daily.
