N/Assembly To Jack Up Health Budget to N1.1tr from N304bn
The budgetary allocation to the country’s health sector would be increased to 15 percent in line with the 2001 African Union Abuja declaration, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho(APC, Ogun) said on Wednesday.
Drug counterfeiting is another form of corruption – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has described counterfeiting of drugs as another form of corruption.
Adewole said this during the destruction of fake medicines intercepted by the National Agency for Food and Agency for Food and Drug Administration in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Lack of medical supplies forces LUTH to postpone surgeries
Patients who have been scheduled for various surgeries at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, have expressed their displeasure at the hospital’s management.
Those who spoke with our correspondent on Monday complained that their surgical operations were cancelled because the hospital had run out of some essential medical supplies and consumables.
Oncologist implores FG to set up more cancer testing, treatment centres
A Chief Consultant Radiation and Clinical Oncologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Festus Igbinoba, has called on the Federal Government to urgently set up more cancer centres across the country to help the growing number of Nigerians who are currently suffering from the disease.
He advised Nigerians to live a healthy lifestyle and stay away from cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol intake-habits that constitute health hazards. Speaking at the sensitization programme to mark the 2017 World Cancer Day yesterday in Abuja, Igbinoba who noted that cancer is not a death sentence, observed that over 40 per cent cases of cancer are preventable if people do the right thing.
Nigeria gets committees on healthcare
Nigeria has inaugurated the technical and steering committees to drive the process of improving quality healthcare for mothers, newborn and children. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, inaugurated the steering and technical committees in Abuja.
The inauguration of the committees was in direct response for the admission of Nigeria into the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) network on quality healthcare for mothers, newborns and children.
NAFDAC seizes fruit juice, codeine syrups, others worth N 2.5 million in Sokoto
The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has seized assorted imported fruit juice, codeine-containing substances and other unwholesome regulated products worth over N2.5million in Sokoto State.
The state Coordinator of the agency, Hamis Yahaya, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Sokoto on Wednesday.
Why Budgets for Child, Family Health Should be Increased
Yesterday the National Assembly commenced a public hearing on the proposed 2017 budget submitted to the legislature by President Muhammadu Buhar. It is important for the House to increase the proposed 2017 health budget especially in the areas of family health. Stop Sending Renal Patients Abroad, Minister Tells Doctors
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has urged the Nigerian Association of Nephrology to stop referring renal patients for transplant surgery abroad. Adewole said this at the opening of the 29th annual scientific conference and general meeting of NAN at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital in Ile-Ife, Osun State on Monday.Rivers Health Workers Withdraw Suit Against NLC
Primary health care workers in Rivers State have withdrawn a case they filed six months ago against the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over alleged neglect of welfare in the application of a harmonized salary scale for health care workforce.Lassa Fever kills Eight in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Government has said that no fewer than eight people have so far died following the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. The Director of Public Health in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu, made this disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lafia.
