Nigeria is establishing a maternal and perinatal health database
The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) has inaugurated a Maternal and Perinatal Health ...
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Minister tasks Nigerians on malaria control
Federal Government has called on stakeholders in the health sector to renew their commitment and provide resources to ensure that ...
Nigeria’s unending war against cancer — an Op-Ed
Cancer still remain a major public health threat in Nigeria. WHO report of 2017 showed that cancer account for over ...
Individuals with leprosy in Nigeria are victims of stigma and discrimination – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has announced that leprosy is curable and the treatment is free ...
$71.2m agreement signed with the Global Fund to scale up TB treatment in Nigeria
The new deal will help in the control of tuberculosis in Nigeria till 2029. The Nigerian government has signed a ...
The opportunity to increase Nigeria’s health sector funding is low – Awosusi
Even though the low proposed budgetary allocation for health in the Nigerian government's 2019 proposed budget that was recently presented ...
Nigeria rolls out Basic Health Care Provision Fund
On Tuesday, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, officially rolled out the country's Basic Health Care Provision Fund as appropriated by the ...
Nigeria may not meet UNAIDS target for HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS still remains a public health threat that affects people across the world and Nigeria still ranks high among countries ...
An exclusive interview with the DG of Nigeria’s AIDS control agency
Dr. Sani Aliyu is the Director General of the Nigerian Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). He recently spoke ...
World AIDS Day: 90% of children living with HIV are in Africa
In the world today, 3 million children and adolescents were living with HIV in 2017 out of which nearly 9 ...
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