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Health Experts Seek Tb Specific Legislation For Nigeria

Stakeholders in Tuberculosis control and elimination have stressed the need for the Federal government to enact a law that is Tuberculosis Specific to address challenges of TB elimination in the country. The experts who spoke at the sideline of the 2024 National Tuberculosis Conference in Abuja said the law will prohibit stigma and discrimination against tuberculosis (TB) patients in Nigeria. The Executive Director of Debridge Health Development Centre, Deborah Ike […]

todayDecember 15, 2024

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Health Insurance For All: FHIS Advocates Mandatory Legislative Support

Towards ensuring a healthier Abuja, the FCT Health Insurance Scheme, FHIS, has called for a legislative support to enforce mandatory enrollment for all, especially for those in the informal sector . The call form part of the list of issues listed as "Call to Action" by the Mandate Secretary FCT Health Services And Environment Secretariat, HSES, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe during a road walk to mark the International Universal Health Coverage […]

todayDecember 12, 2024

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Partial Implementation Of Nat’l Health Act Impedes Health Care Delivery- NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, says the partial implementation of key provisions of the National Health Act including the insurance of certificates of standards to hospitals are major impediments to enhance health care delivery in Nigeria. The National President of NMA, Professor Bala Audu, made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja. Professor Audu who said the gap in the non implementation of the Act has eroded public confidence in […]

todayDecember 10, 2024

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RCA Women’s Run To Tackle Period Poverty In FCT

Run Club Abuja (RCA), a fitness and healthy lifestyle community, is set to host a 10km charity run in Abuja aimed at combating period poverty, as they believe the first “RCA Women’s Run” is a movement that celebrates the strength, determination, and unity of women from all works of life. Onyebuchi Ibe, the organizing committee chairperson made this assertion during a press conference as she announced Saturday, 22nd February, 2025 […]

todayDecember 9, 2024

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Kaduna Govt To Enroll Additional 350,000 Residents In Health Care Scheme

Kaduna State Government has concluded plans to enrol an additional 350 thousand residents into the Contributory Health Care Scheme by the year 2025. The Director General, Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority, Mallam Abubakar Hassan stated this to newsmen in Kaduna . Mallam Abubakar Hassan explained that the Health Scheme has witnessed an influx of thousands of people this year due to its affordability and continued engagement with relevant stakeholders. […]

todayDecember 8, 2024

Nigeria: Stakeholders Seek Active Collaboration To Promote HPV Vaccination Coverage
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Nigeria: Stakeholders Seek Active Collaboration To Boost HPV Vaccination Coverage

The wife of the Katsina State Governor Dr. Zulaihat Radda has called for active stakeholder collaboration and a a robust awareness campaign to achieve 100% HPV vaccination coverage in the country. Dr Radda who made the call in Abuja at the 2nd Stakeholders’ Summit on Cervical Cancer Elimination in Nigeria, condemned the high prevalence of cervical cancer in Nigeria, She urged all stakeholders to approach the situation with urgency, compassion, […]

todayDecember 6, 2024

Summit To Award 6 Individuals, Organizations In Cervical Cancer Elimination
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Cervical Cancer Elimination: Summit To Award 6 Individuals, Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative (CCEI) on 17 November 2020. This initiative is a roadmap to cervical cancer elimination. In a statement made available to newsmen that initiative proposes that the world will achieve a cervical cancer elimination threshold of fewer than 4 cases per 100,000 women by the turn of the century if every country achieves and sustains 3 targets of; 90% vaccination […]

todayDecember 4, 2024

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GWAC To Collaborate With Stakeholders For Quality Health Care Delivery

In a bid to ensure people at the grassroots have access to good and quality healthcare delivery, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT has promised to collaborate with stakeholders in the sector in achieving its aim. The Director, Health Department of the area council, Doctor Adeyemi Adeniran made the promise when the FCT advocacy team implementing the Global Grants on Resilience and Sustainable System for Health paid a visit to […]

todayDecember 3, 2024

Expert Cautions Nigerians Against Antimicrobial Resistance
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Expert Cautions Nigerians Against Antimicrobial Resistance

An expert has warned Nigerians against the abuse of antibiotic resistance which could be one of the biggest threats to humanity,  global health, and food security, this comes as Nigeria ranks nineteen out of two hundred and four countries in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) related mortality. The National Coordinator Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases Food & Agriculture Organisation,  United Nations, Dr. Ayodele Majekodunmi stated this at a paper presentation, ''Overview […]

todayNovember 28, 2024