The Kano Sate Government has launched a door to door health delivery system at Gamadan Village in Kura Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Malam Isma’il Gwammaja, said that the programme was launched by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso.

Getso reiterated the state government’s readiness to continue to pursue people-oriented health programme to enhance healthcare delivery to the populace. He said the programme was launched for hard to reach rural areas of the state.

President Muhammadu Buhari will flag-off the Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) revitalisation programme aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said.

Adewole announced this in a statement he issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He said that the flag-off would take place by 9 a.m. at the Kuchigoro, Gwarinpa PHC along the Airport Road, Abuja, on Jan. 10.

In accordance with the 2015 World Health Assembly’s number one Global Action Plan on antimicrobial (antibiotics) resistance, a medical General Practitioner, Dr. Mojisola Sanyaolu has cautioned Nigerians against the misuse and overuse of antibiotics.

In an interview with her in Lagos, she said it has been found that lots of people abuse antibiotics, and its resistance has become a global challenge that have put lots of countries at risk, including Nigeria. She told The Guardian that misuse and overuse of antibiotics in the country is due to its accessibility over the counter with or without any professional prescriptions.

President Muhammadu Buhari has released $55.5 million to the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) for women healthcare project.

Each of the states and FCT would get $1.5 million. The women quality healthcare initiative is on the platform of government’s 'Saving One Million Lives Initiative.' The initiative is co-sponsored by the United States government, World Bank, European Union and Department for International Development (DFID).

A new strain of the Avian Influenza virus, popularly known as bird flu, has entered Nigeria, the Federal Government has said. The disease has also spread to 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and more than 3.5 million birds have been affected.

This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Tuesday, January 10, at a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, Punch reports. “Recently, a new strain of the bird flu virus (H5N8) was reported in Kano. The new strain is believed to be very pathogenic and more devastating to poultry species and, therefore, it may further add to the burden of the H5N1 strain that is currently circulating in the country,” Ogbeh said.

Nigeria’s health minister, Prof Isaac Adewole, has described the country’s healthcare system as unfavorable to the poor. According to him, only the rich are enjoying qualitative healthcare in the country. He made the remark yesterday in Abuja at the official flag off of a scheme to revitalise over 10,000 healthcare centers across Nigeria.

The scheme which is an initiative of the federal health ministry is aimed at offering poor Nigerians access to qualitative and affordable health services, the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, said on Tuesday at the commissioning of the Model Primary Health Care Centre, Kuchigoro in Abuja, to begin the scheme.

The 2017 Lagos state budget which was tagged the “The Golden Jubilee Budget” because it coincides with the state’s 50th anniversary, has indeed attracted a lot of praises as well as condemnation.

Though, the 2017 budget was increased by N150 billion from the 2016 budget and it is the biggest budget ever for any state of the federation according to some Lagosians who expressed shock over the drastic reduction in the amount appropriated for the health sector.

Following increasing cases of Lassa fever in the country, the Federal Government has called on Nigerians to maintain high food and personal hygiene. The Federal Government made the call in a statement issued by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday.

NCDC, while advising Nigerians to keep their foods from rats and other house rodents, urged that suspected Lassa cases be quickly reported to ensure treatment commences on time. “Lassa fever is curable when there is rapid laboratory testing to confirm the disease, leading to early commencement of treatment”, it said.