The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday has began a seven-day warning strike to…
Category: Health
PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE WITH THE NATIONAL POLICY ON HEALTH WORKFORCE MIGRATION?
The NIgerian health system has failed a lot of Nigerians. Many Nigerians have died because of…
NIGERIA ON HIGH ALERT AS NCDC DECLARES MPOX PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AS FRANCE ALSO PUTS HEALTH SYSTEM ON MAXIMUM ALERT DUE TO MPOX CONCERNS
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday placed key entry points into the country on high…
Africa CDC declares Mpox public health emergency, identifies limited vaccines, surveillance, diagnostics and contact tracing as challenges
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared its first public health…
Genetically Modified seeds: Huge implications for short term benefits, is the policy even worth it?
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently approved the use of Genetically modified seeds (GMO) in the country…
Africa CDC Likely To Declare Mpox Health Emergency, says Director
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director General, Jean Kaseya, said on…
Nasarawa deploys health workers to LG after 5 children die in 24hrs
Following the death of five children within 24 hours, The Nasarawa State Government has deployed health…
Nigeria’s enduring struggle against Cholera
Cholera, a waterborne bacterial infection, has continued to cast a long shadow over Nigeria’s public health…
NHIA to Review Medicine Tariff for Beneficiaries
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has declared its commitment to reviewing its medicine tariffs due…
Privatising Teaching Hospitals: What it means for Nigerians
In November 2014, the Federal Ministry of Health proposed a policy to privatise public health institutions,…