Stakeholders in Nigeria’s healthcare sector have called for increased investment in family planning services and improved childcare, to offer better health systems for women, children and…
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The federal government of Nigeria has limited leave of absence for healthcare workers wishing to go overseas. Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health, said…
The Federal Government has expressed concern about the high rates of maternal and infant mortality in Sokoto State, revealing that 44 out of every 100 newborn…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated medical supplies valued at $290.4 million in a boost to healthcare in Yobe state. Dr. Clement Adams, the…
Nigeria has been the first country to receive the new Meningitis Vaccine meningitis vaccine from the Vaccine Alliance-funded global stockpile which was provided by the United…
The European Union has committed 150,000 Euros (about 414 million/-) in humanitarian aid funding to Tanzania to help manage the Cholera outbreak, which poses a severe…
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) in Oyo State Hospitals Management Board commenced a seven-day warning strike on Monday to address longstanding issues and…
In an effort to protect public health, the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed many unregistered sachet water-producing factories in Anambra…
The federal government of Nigeria intends to impose a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a major approach to reduce SSB overconsumption and the prevalence…
The government of Lesotho was unable to meet its 2023 target to reduce the mortality rate of HIV/AIDS infections by 50 per cent. This was disclosed…