Tinubu pledges to transform health sector
APC Presidential Candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu has promised a “radical transformation” of the country’s health...
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Ijeoma Akunyili becomes new Chief Medical Officer in US
Ijeoma Akunyili has been appointed as the new Chief Medical Officer of a health facility at the Jersey City Medical Centre in the United States....
Uganda shutdown schools over surge in Ebola
The Ugandan Government has closed schools nationwide, two weeks before the end of the term, over the increasing spread of Ebola which is the worst...
FG tasks youths on mental health
The Federal government has urged Nigerians particularly the youths to place priority on their mental health. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire stated this...
US provides over $3m grant to Nigeria’s health sector
The United States government has provided over $3 million grant to Nigerian firms, to support the expansion of healthcare infrastructure in Nigeria and across Africa....
NMA proffers solution to brain drain in the health sector
The Nigerian Medical Association has called for an extension of the retirement age of doctors as an immediate response to the problem of brain drain...
Federal Government launches database for disease surveillance
The Federal Government has launched a Data Analytics Visualization Tool, DAVT, a system aimed at supporting surveillance and response at the Nigeria Centre for Disease...
FCT Agency for the control of AIDS to create awareness on HIV and TB
The Federal Capital Territory Agency for the Control of AIDS is patterning with various advocacy groups to create awareness in the fight against HIV, TB,...