The deceased,Faith Bako, had tested positive to Lassa Fever following a fresh outbreak of the disease in the institution.
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The fund could generate up to N2.5 billion a year for spending in health.Lawmakers gave the bill overwhelming majority votes on the floor of the house.The Health Trust Fund is to ensure sustainable financing of the health sector in the state.
It is proposed the fund will be financed through a 5% deduction every month from the total tax revenue of the state and another 1% dedicated monthly from statutory allocation to the 44 council areas in Kano.
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Plateau govt places all FGGC staff, students on surveillance after outbreak
Following the death of a student of the Federal Government Girls College, Lantang, Plateau State, the government has placed all the academic and non-academic staff of the institution on surveillance.
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Family Planning: Nigeria headed for a demographic disaster – Health minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said that the country is headed for a ‘demographic disaster’ if it doesn’t adopt a more aggressive policy to contraceptive usage. Adewole spoke as a panelist at the 2017 Family Planning summit, London which was live streamed across several platforms.
Data from UN population Division, predicts that by the year 2050 Nigeria will have over 400 million population making it the third with largest growth after India and China.
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The suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Usman Yusuf, has officially replied the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole.In his letter dated July 12 on the official letterhead of the NHIS, Mr. Yusuf said he would not comply with the July 6 suspension order. He acknowledged receiving the letter directing he proceeds on a three months suspension, but gave five reasons why he would not comply with the suspension.
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Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu, wife of Abia Governor, on Wednesday said the aspiration of her foundation, Vicar Hope Foundation (VHF), was to provide free routine drugs to suffers of sickle cell anaemia.
Ikpeazu spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of a counselling session organised by the foundation for sickle cell patients in Umuahia.
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The National Conscience Party (NCP) has called on the Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to intervene in the faceoff between the health minister and the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf.
In a statement signed by the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Waheed Lawal, the NCP urged Osinbajo to order the immediate arrest of Prof. Yusuf for daring the health minister by refusing to go on suspension..
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The National Publicity Secretary, Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria, Mr. Lekan Ewenla, has said that the suspended National Health Insurance Scheme boss, Prof. Usman Yusuf, ran activities at the agency as if it was his private business.
Ewenla, who spoke to our correspondent in Lagos on Tuesday, also faulted the appointment of Yusuf as the Executive Secretary.
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The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has suspended eight top management staff of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, days after suspending the executive secretary of the agency over corruption allegations.
A statement by the health ministry on Monday said the suspension of the officers was to pave the way for a thorough investigation of the agency and the affairs of its former executive secretary, Usman Yusuf.
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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has been scheduled to appear before the House of Representatives on July 27 over his decision to suspend the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman.Adewole had announced the suspension of Usman on July 8 over petitions alleging corrupt acts by the NHIS boss.
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called for fair hearing in the ongoing probe of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, who was controversially suspended over allegations of N960 million fraud. A highly placed source in the Presidency told our correspondent last night that the acting president had, in a letter dated July 13 and written to the Ministry of Health, noted the suspension.
The source also quoted the acting president as demanding that his office be briefed after the investigation.
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Access to treatment will be now be made easier for People Living With HIV/AIDS as they will soon be able to collect their medicine at shopping malls thanks to the introduction of special ATM machines. Health Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole The machines, or rather pharmacy dispensing units, are equipped to dispense medication and are set to be rolled out at Gauteng malls in South Africa.The Gauteng Department of Health in partnership with organisations EQUIP and Right to Care are engaging in a pilot project to ensure sufficient and easy access to treatment by people living with HIV/ AIDS. To achieve the 90-90-90 challenge – a plan to ensure that 90% of all South Africans know their HIV status by 2020 – the pharmacy dispensing units are being set up in selected areas of Johannesburg to ensure accessibility of HIV/Aids treatment.
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Anambra State Government has earmarked N200 million for the commencement of the Anambra State Health Insurance pilot scheme. Mr Tony Nnacheta, the state Commissioner for Information, Communication and Strategy, made this known during news on Monday in Awka.
Nnacheta said the pilot scheme would begin before the end of this fiscal year and would cover only civil servants.
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki , has said that his administration is set to privatise the state’s Specialist Hospital in Benin to provide world-class health care services of the people.This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Edo State Government and the Catholic Relief Services which donated over two million treated mosquito nets to residents on Wednesday.
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The Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called on Nigerian media to support the implementation of the Health Sector budget. The Minister made call while speaking at the conference organized by the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), held in Abuja.
Prof.Adewole said that the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammad Buhari has been more diligent, more resourceful and transparent in terms of budget release. He reiterated the commitment of the Federal Ministry of Health in achieving the Universal Health Coverage, Programme aimed at providing healthcare services to Nigerians without financial stress.
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