The Union of National African Paediatric Societies and Associations (UNAPSA) and Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has begun training of doctors and nurses on neonatal resuscitation and anaesthetic.
The Nigerian government with support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners will today launch a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of yellow fever in the country.
The Health Management Organisation,(HMOs) under the aegis of Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria (HMCAN), has urged the National Assembly to revisit and expedite action on the review and the passage of the Health Insurance amendment Bill which has been pending before it since the past eight years.
National Publicity Secretary of HMCAN ),Lekan Ewenla who made the call yesterday in Abuja, said that the law establishing the NHIS is very weak and needs to be strengthened to enable Nigerians access affordable and quality healthcare in the country.
"The Center for Human Virology and Genomics (CHVG) has been listed as a WHO Prequalification Evaluating Laboratory. This happened after a successful audit of the laboratory to ISO 15189:2012standard by WHO Geneva on Monday 22nd January 2018. This therefore makes CHVG the first laboratory in West Africa to attain this feat.
The timeless aphorism says that health is wealth, yet one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria since independence has been the country’s inability to guarantee affordable and universal health care to its citizens. Little wonder that we are consistently ranked in the comity of poor nations? Access to health care is not only important, it is also fundamental to all areas of social development, from combating poverty to achieving a high standard of living.
The Federal Government says it will shut down all open drug markets this year to curb unwholesome drug distribution system. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in a statement issued after a ground breaking ceremony of the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in Abia.
The management of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, says no case of Lassa fever has been recorded in the hospital. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the hospital, Mr Darlington Madubuko, told newsmen on Tuesday in Umuahia that it was untrue the reported death of a suspected Lassa fever patient in the centre.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS), a global effort to address drug resistance.
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced special intervention funds for tertiary and specialist hospitals in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known at the opening ceremony of the National Executive Council Meeting of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Abuja.
The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, on Saturday blamed the increasing number of health workers infected with Lassa fever on their refusal to take necessary precaution while treating patients.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has inaugurated the distribution of 12 motorcycles to Borno state government to strengthen “disease control and surveillance” that has claimed 62 lives last August.
A recent study has shown that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death in the world, representing 70 percent of all annual mortalities.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned a former chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo State chapter and four other doctors over alleged theft of about N27.7 million.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will be donating 20 million doses of vaccines annually for the eradication of yellow fever in Nigeria. The WHO Representative, Dr. Fiona Braka, who disclosed this in Abuja, said efforts must be geared towards containing the outbreak.
