Health Reporters

By Asma’u Ahmad  The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has appealed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a reference laboratories and more vaccines to achieve the target of eliminating yellow fever in Nigeria by 2026. The minister made ...

By Asma’u Ahmad The Chairman of  Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in Kwara State, Mr Ali Bakau, says the body will  soon commence operation of  Mega Drug Distribution Centres (MDDCs)   across the country. Bakau told newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin that ...

By Asma’u Ahmad The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has disbursed N70 million to 3,000 households in four states in Nigeria as loan to construct improved toilets, under its Sanitation Marketing Programme. Mr Amir Syed, the UNICEF International ...

By Asma’u Ahmad Scores of Nigerians residing at Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to subsidise services in the health sector. Those who spoke with newsmen on the issue decried the outrageous ...

By Asma’u Ahmad  The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has reiterated the  Federal Government’s commitment to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2025.  The minister made this known while briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja as part ...

By Asma’u Ahmad The Ogun State Government has on Monday renewed its commitment to control malaria scourge in the state. Malaria Campaign Team Leader, Mrs Nkoyo Ogar, stated this at a one-day interactive training for media practitioners in Abeokuta. Ogar ...

By Asma’u Ahmad A former Chairman of Medical Guild, Lagos State Chapter, Dr Oseni Saliu, a former Chairman, has called for a standard health insurance scheme that would enable beneficiaries to access healthcare at any facility across the country. Dr ...

By Asma’u Ahmad The “obesity time bomb” will be discussed by the 46 member governments attending the FAO conference for Asia and the Pacific, which starts in Fiji on Monday. Obesity rates among children in Asia-Pacific are rising at a ...

By Asmau Ahmad As part of marking this year’s #WorldHealthDay on April 7th  with a theme “Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere”, the Coordinator of the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) Dr Aminu Magashi Garba has called on Nigeria’s President Muhammadu ...

By Asma’u Ahmad World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria’s resources, if properly channeled, will enable the country to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, the date agreed on by UN member states. Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu, the WHO Nigeria Country ...