Buhari fires heads of NHIS, NACA, three others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of Chief Executives of five major parastatals in the nation’s health sector.
They include the Director-General of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi; Director-General of National Agency for the Control of Aids, Prof. John Idoko; and Chief Executive of Nigerian Institute for Medical Research, Prof. Innocent Ujah.
Doctors urge Buhari to urgently constitute MDCN board
President Muhammadu Buhari has been enjoined to urgently constitute the governing board of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for effective delivery on its mandate.
The call was made by doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
NHIS Offers Free Surgery For 10,000 Patients, Less Privilege
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has commenced provision of free surgery to 10,000 poor and needy who have registered with the scheme across the country.
The zonal coordinator for North-central, Asmau Mohammed stated this yesterday at the National Health Insurance Scheme stakeholders’ Forum in Makurdi.
FG to Develop Occupational Safety, Health Profile
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has inaugurated the national tripartite technical committee, which will develop the first National Occupational Safety and Health Profile in Nigeria.FG and SNEPCO Explore Health Partnership Opportunities
The Federal Ministry of Health and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) are exploring partnership opportunities in healthcare delivery. At a just-concluded Health Concepts Validation Exercise organised by SNEPCo in Lagos, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole identified potential areas of collaboration in the delivery of primary and secondary healthcareBreastfeeding Could Save 820,000 Under-Five Children, Says UNICEF
An increase in number of children breastfed in Nigeria could save lives of more than 820,000 children under the age of five, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has declared.FG, Private Sector Partner on Primary Healthcare Services
To help achieve more sustainable and efficient primary health care services in Nigeria, private sector experts have partnered with government at the federal and state levels.Resident Doctors Suspend Strike In Kano
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has suspended her strike due , what the association termed the sincere and unrelenting nature of President Muhammad in Buhari, Speaker House of Representative, Yakubu Dogara in finding lasting solutions to the issues bedevilling the sector.
This position was presented during a media paryley held at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the President NARD, Kano chapter, Dr. Muhammad Adamu Askira said that though the Residency Training Program committee has started sitting, the final report is yet to be released.
Curbing Medical Tourism in Nigeria
The story of baby Aisha Nazeeph can best fit a Nollywood script. At 28 weeks, weighing less than 1kg and her mother’s blood pressure struggling to surpass the 300 mark, the world looked bleak for the Nazeeph’s. They were just waiting for death to take over.Government Upbeat Over Basic Healthcare Provision Fund
The Federal Government has raised hopes for the implementation of the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund. To accomplish this, the Ministry of Health has announced that it has drawn up a set of guidelines with specific reference to the National Health Act of 2014, alignment with national health policy and following wide-ranging consultations with the relevant stakeholders in the Nigerian healthcare sector.
