Year: 2018

There’s huge mismatch between skills youths acquire from school and what is needed in the market – UN Envoy

The United Nation’s Youth Envoy, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, had a tour of a…

Sam EFERAROESam

NHIS boss, Yusuf resumes as staff supporters, non-supporters continue protest

The reinstated Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman…

Sam EFERAROESam

Breaking: Police take over NHIS office

Workers continue protest over reinstatement of Executive Secretary Policemen have been drafted…

Sam EFERAROESam

“Get It Together” radio programs return

To air weekly from February 12 in Kaduna, Lagos and Oyo States…

Juliet Umeh

HMCAN deplores recall of NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf

Threatens to go to court There's no respite yet for the Executive…

Sam EFERAROESam

Bank, others launch free eye care for children

A project that will put 1.5 million Nigerian children with eye impairment…

Sam EFERAROESam

NHIS workers protest reinstatement of suspended Executive-Secretary

Say the President was not well briefed ABUJA -  Staff of the Nationonal…

Marcus FatunmoleMarcusFat

Buhari reinstates suspended NHIS Executive-Secretary

He  was under probe for  alleged N919m fraud, nepotism,  high-handedness, sheer neglect of…

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Lassa fever death tool hits 31 in 15 states

FG convenes Emergency National Council on Health Meeting ABUJA - The Federal…

Marcus Fatunmole

Lagos moves to check food, water, beverage contamination in eateries, restaurants, hotels, others

Sensitizes stakeholders  on HACCP The Lagos State Government has moved to check…

Juliet Umeh

World Cancer Day: The unsung heroes

Today, World Cancer Day, I choose to remember, a mother, an aunt…

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World Cancer Day: Minister advocates physical exercises to reduce risk

ABUJA – As Nigeria joined the rest of the world in commemorating…

Sam EFERAROESam

Nigeria has less than 1000 functional ambulances, Health Minister says

Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday said Nigeria…

Marcus Fatunmole

Edo governor releases N100m to fight Lassa fever

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has ordered the immediate release of N100…

Sam EFERAROESam

FG bans open drug markets

The Federal Government says it will shut down all open drug markets…

Sam EFERAROESam

Buhari to  inaugurate CHIPS Nasarawa State

  ABUJA - The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says…

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High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows

The first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance by the World…

Sam EFERAROESam

NTDs: Nigeria ranks 17 in mass treatment coverage index

66.6 million people received treatment in 2016 A scorecard by the African…

Sam EFERAROESam

Family Planning: AAFP rallies stakeholders towards achieving 2020 goals

ABUJA - The Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP), has…

Marcus FatunmoleMarcusFat

Orange, Gavi, Côte d’Ivoire join forces to boost child immunisation

Digital Network operator, Orange, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance  are set enter…

Sam EFERAROESam

Stakeholders raise concerns over roadside gas filling by vendors

It is illegal, govt says ABUJA - The Federal Government of Nigeria…

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GLOBALHealthPR Partners F/NE, South Africa’s Leading Independent Health Communications Consultancy

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - GLOBALHealthPR, the largest independent health and science communications…

Sam EFERAROESam

Ordeal of child delivery in Abuja community without water, hospital

Mother of triplets narrates experience   ABUJA - To say life has…

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16 die of Lassa fever in 3 weeks – FG

16 persons in Nigeria have died of Lassa fever disease between January…

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