The Lagos state government said a total of 277,672 indigent residents have been enrolled in its health insurance scheme, called…
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ASHENEWS reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that road systems around the world still remain unsafe and unsustainable.
Some diabetic patients in Adamawa have appealed to the federal government to provide free drugs for them to ease their hardship like that provided for HIV/AIDS victims in the country.
The Kogi government, on Wednesday, distributed essential drugs and other medical consumables to state-owned medical facilities.
The project director of epic Nigeria, Dr. Hadiza Khamofu has underscored the imperatives of an immediate action in addressing critical gaps in the country’s healthcare infrastructure.
The coordinating ministry of health and social welfare, has said that the national task-shifting and task-sharing (NTSTS) policy for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs-NTSTS) in Nigeria is set to be adopted.
A faith-based British international charity, Muslim aid, has partnered with the Lagos state university teaching hospital (LASUTH) to assist 70 indigent patients living with vascular anomalies.
A physically challenged girl moving on wheel chair seeking help to study Pharmacy in the University, Khadija Ibrahim-Sani has received support to pursue her dream.
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged the federal government to strengthen policy reforms prioritizing child-sensitive budgets.
The National Action Plan on Sugar Reduction Coalition (NASR) has called on the government to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, staff state health ministries with diabetes desk officers and remove tariffs on diabetes treatment goods.