The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Lagos Chapter, has urged the government to establish a proper drug distribution system to combat fake and unregistered drugs in the country.
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A medical expert, Dr Ibrahim Wada has suggested that advancements in modern medicine could extend human lifespan by up to 250 years within the next 40 years.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has called for urgent measures, including stricter regulations and stronger community engagement, to curb the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country.
The Federal Government has launched the Standards and Guidelines for Establishing and Coordinating Organ/Tissue Transplantation Services in Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in regulating and improving organ donation and transplantation practices in the country.
A new policy brief has raised concerns about Nigeria’s struggling healthcare workforce, warning that inadequate staffing, uneven distribution of health workers, and low motivation pose major threats to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the 2025 funding cuts will have a devastating impact on tuberculosis (TB) programmes.
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Board has flagged off the activation of nutrition corners and the creation of facility gardens at the primary healthcare center (PHC) level as a strategy to reduce the high burden of malnutrition in the state.
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The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease.