Category: Health
Shekarau urges FG to embrace digital health technology
A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has called on the Federal Government to embrace the transformative power of digital health technology and explore…
Improve health sector with your resources, WHO urges African leaders
The Director-General, World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged African leaders to use their resources to invest in strengthening their health sectors. Ghebreyesus said…
Climate change: UN agencies seek protection for children
The United Nations agencies have said pregnant women, babies, and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention. They called on…
FG seeks WHO’s recognition of noma disease
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontieres and 31 other member states, has proposed Noma’s…
FG begins payment of health workers’ arrears
The Federal Government has commenced payment of the salary arrears to health workers under the Expanded Midwives Service Scheme. The development followed that the FG…
FG begins routine cervical cancer immunisation for girls
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, introduced the Human Papillomavirus vaccine into the routine immunisation system to prevent cervical cancer among girls. The vaccination targets over…
Tinubu Waives ‘No Work, No Pay’ Order For Resident Doctors
President Bola Tinubu has granted the waiver of ‘no work, no pay’ preferred against the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The…
Don’t Insist On Police Report Before Saving Lives, Health Minister Pate To Hospitals
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has charged hospitals in the country to prioritise saving lives above any other thing….
JUST IN: WHO recommends new malaria vaccine
vaccine to become available mid-2024 The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows…
UNICEF Nigeria raises alarm over unprecedented diphtheria outbreak, urges urgent vaccination
In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for widespread…