In a bid to provide comprehensive healthcare support to vulnerable pregnant women and also reduce maternal mortality in the FCT, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe has disclosed the determination of the FCT Administration to initiate a special health insurance enrollment program for vulnerable pregnant women in the FCT in order to drastically reduce maternal mortality rate.
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The Managing Director, Clina-Lancet Laboratories Nigeria, Olayemi Dawodu, has called for standardization across the Nigerian healthcare value chain.
The Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium, Dr. James Tibenderana, on Wednesday, said 97 per cent of Nigerians are at risk of malaria despite the country’s progress in reducing the prevalence of the disease.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, on Wednesday, said the rotavirus disease claims the lives of more than 330 African children under the age of five every day, along with a significant burden on families and healthcare systems.
The Founder of the Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative (MHEI), Mr Ameh Zion has appealed to Federal Government to prioritize mental health in the quest to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the year 2030.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH Bauchi has recorded a feat in the field of surgery with a successful first laser surgery on a patient with kidney stones.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized drugs worth N635 million from drug traffickers since January 2021.
Experts have advocated for strengthening of legal framework and policies to protect young people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) access employment opportunities in the country.
he Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, says it has successfully performed maiden laser surgery to remove kidney stones.
The Kwara Government has decried the dearth of health workers in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs), saying their number cannot provide effective delivery of services in the state.