Nigeria’s drive for universal health coverage has received a boost, with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) pledging to leverage newly granted financial autonomy to strengthen healthcare delivery at the grassroots. Speaking at the National Health Financing Policy Dialogue in Abuja, Hon. Aminu Hassan, Chairman of Jalingo Local Government, Taraba State, said direct…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered sweeping reforms to make health insurance mandatory across all federal institutions, as part of efforts to strengthen implementation of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act, 2022. In a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the President instructed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to issue a service-wide…
Nigeria’s traditional rulers have been urged to deepen their role in advancing healthcare, strengthening nutrition, and tackling insecurity, following a call by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III. Addressing the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care Delivery (NTLC) in Abuja, the Sultan said their leadership and influence were indispensable in mobilising…
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, framing it as a foundation for human capital development and long-term economic growth. Speaking at a National Policy Dialogue in Abuja on Monday, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, said youth health was not just a medical concern…
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside other eminent leaders and global health experts are expected at the unveiling of the Care365 Health Hub, scheduled to hold in Abuja. The event, which would hold at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre is billed for Sept. 2. Mr Ngozi Odumuko, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the…
Nigeria’s government has reiterated its commitment to transforming the health sector through reforms designed to cut mortality, ease financial strain on households, and expand access to quality services. Health Minister Professor Muhammad Pate delivered the message on Friday in Kano, where he handed over medical equipment and supplies to Gidauniyar Alheri Community Health Centre. Represented…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has handed over 28 newly solar-powered Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities to the Kano State Government and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The project, implemented under the CDS3 Health System Strengthening programme, targets Nigeria’s 100 “zero-dose” local government areas…
The Government of Kaduna State has launched the Girl Effect Oya Campaign, a multi-sectoral initiative aimed at empowering adolescent girls through preventative healthcare and improved nutrition. Unveiled at a ceremony in the state capital, the campaign marks a major milestone in Kaduna’s public health efforts: over 754,000 girls aged between 9 and 14 have now…
Nigerian experts in psychiatry, neurosurgery, and child neurology are urging urgent reforms as suicide and traumatic brain injury devastate the nation’s youth and cripple its workforce. During a webinar on Wednesday by the Child Neurology Society of Nigeria, experts warned that suicide and brain trauma are silent epidemics threatening Nigeria’s development and youth. Prof Taiwo…
Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has urged government at all levels to invest more in education and health. He made the call in his goodwill message at the traditional marriage of Mr Peter Uwaezu and Precious Ante in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
