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Tinubu appoints new DG for NACA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). A press statement by Presidential spokesperson
Nigerian Hospitals depleted, healthcare in danger — APHPN President raises alarm
Worried by current economic hardship, the national President Of Association Of Public Health Physicians Of Nigeria (APHPN) Prof. Alphonsus Isara, has raised the alarm over rising cost of medicine, depletion of health workers and poor hospital facilities across the country. The APHPN President stated this in Akure, the Ondo State
Senate advocates NHIS coverage for kidney diseases
The Senate, on Thursday, called on the Federal Government to expand its coverage the National Health Insurance Scheme to cover patients with chronic kidney disease. It also urged the FG and other stakeholders to launch extensive public awareness campaigns on kidney disease prevention, risks and unavailable treatment. The Senate’s resolutions
FGM is gruesome, criminal violation of women’s rights- Senator Ireti
The Chairman Senate committee on Women Affairs, Senator Ireti Kingibe has described female genital mutilation, FGM as a gruesome act and a criminal violation of women’s rights and that of the girl child. Kingibe gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at the 2024 International Women’s Day tagged:
Over 500 Patients Recover From Meningitis In Yobe
No fewer than 564 patients out of the 636 recorded cases of meningitis outbreak in Yobe State have recovered, an official has said. Mr Haruna Umar, the Disease Surveillance and
Tinubu appoints new DG for NACA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). A press statement by Presidential spokesperson
PSN worries over rate of members leaving Nigeria
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, (PSN), has expressed worry over the rate its members are leaving the country for greener pastures. Chairman of the association, Osun State chapter, Prof Moses