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Posts From Marcus Fatunmole
Sanitation: UNICEF holds crucial meeting with market players in West, Central Africa
ABUJA – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is currently meeting key market players in sanitation across West and Central Africa in Abuja. The meeting aims to promote access to
WHO warns on dangers of diabetes complications
• Expresses concerns over global rate of antibiotic resistance ABUJA – The World Health Organization, WHO, has warned of dangers associated with diabetes. WHO said persons living with the disease
FG inaugurates Council for MDCN
ABUJA – The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council for the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN. The inauguration, done last Friday, followed months of protests by the
Nigeria records 58m population growth in 12yrs – AAFP
• Says nation in ‘demographic trouble’ with its uncontrolled births ABUJA – Nigeria has recorded 58 million increase in its population since it last conducted its population census in
Leventis Foundation at 30: We’ve empowered 25,000 Nigerians – Executive Director
ABUJA – Leventis Foundation Nigeria has trained no less than 25,000 since it began operation in Nigeria in 1988, Executive Director of the foundation, Dr Hope Usieta, has said. Addressing
‘Project Pink Blue’ launches N100m fund for indigent cancer patients
•Patients speak on costs, burden of cancer in Nigeria Project Pink Blue, a non-governmental organization supporting indigent cancer patients and promoting advocacy on the disease, says it is set
Nigeria may attain polio-free status in next twelve months
If its current efforts are sustained No case recorded in 25 months ABUJA – Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Monday, October 29,
FG orders NHIS boss to proceed on immediate administrative leave
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, directed embattled Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman, to proceed on “administrative leave” with immediate effect. The President also empanelled a
NHIS: Board can’t remove CEO – FG
ABUJA – The Federal government has declared that governing boards lack powers to suspend or remove chief executive officers of their agencies or institutions. Secretary to the Government of the
Gains of legislating on social work in Nigeria
Senate President Bukola Saraki President Muhammadu Buhari recently declined assent to the “Social Work Professionalization Bill,” following its shortcomings. The bill seeks to professionalize, standardize and regulate social work in
Africa records no wild polio virus since 2017 – WHO
• Nigeria steps up efforts for certification ABUJA – The World Health Organization has applauded Africa for being free of the deadly wild polio virus in two years, covering
How Global Fund, PEPFAR saved 1.5m Nigerians from HIV deaths – NACA DG
(L-R): NACA DG, Dr Sani Aliyu, Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole (3rd) Global Fund Executive Director, Mr Peter Sands and other officials at the meeting ABUJA – But for
NHIS boss forces self into office with police escort
• No official letter from Health Minister to suspend me, he says • NANS vows to sack him by Tuesday • ‘We won’t work until he obeys Council,’ workers insist
NHIS: Presidency silent as suspended ES defies Governing Council, remains in office
• Aso Rock may overrule Council • We stand by our decision, Council insists ABUJA – Suspended Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof Usman Yusuf, has defied directive by
NHIS governing council suspends Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf ‘indefinitely’
Constitutes administrative panel to investigate him Says scheme may collapse in 3 years if decision not taken Sadiq Abubukar named as acting Executive Secretary At a briefing in Abuja, Thursday,
Over 5,000 doctors, nurses have left Nigeria for UK – Health Watch
ABUJA – The Nigeria Health Watch, a health blog, said on Monday that over 5,000 doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria have abandoned the nation to practice in United Kingdom.
Group makes fresh call on NHIS boss to step down over corruption allegations
ABUJA – The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has made fresh call on the Executive-Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf to step aside
World Population Day: Nigeria introduces new contraceptive
• Also launches two major FP documents L-R: Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, Director, Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Prof. Oladapo Ladipo, President/CEO Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) and
Making Nigeria defecation-free to curb NTDs
According to statiscts from UNICEF, No fewer than 46 million Nigerians practice open defecation, ranking the country as third globally among countries with such practices. Also, it is reported that
How unplanned births leave Nigerian women on the brink of death
While it is worrisome that many women in Nigeria become pregnant almost every year, what is more disturbing is the fact they carry these pregnancies between life and death –
HIV/AIDS: US adds another 150, 000 patients for treatment
● Over 1 million Nigerians currently on treatment The United States government has pledged to add additional 150,000 persons to over one million Nigerians currently receiving antiretroviral drugs for HIV.
How ‘Powerforward’ reduced vices in Abuja schools – Education Board
Secondary schools in Abuja are now recording fewer vices among its students, following a school intervention programme, Powerforward, a project funded by Exxonmobil and executed by Africare. At a stakeholders
FG inaugurates boards of Federal hospitals
The Federal Government has inaugurated boards for all tertiary health institutions in Nigeria. Inaugurating the board in Abuja this week, Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said the appointees are to
Over 800 pregnant women die daily worldwide, says UNFPA
As the world marked another Women’s Day on March 8, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), disclosed that the world loses 800 pregnant women every day. Majority of the deaths occur
NHIS workers protest reinstatement of suspended Executive-Secretary
Say the President was not well briefed ABUJA – Staff of the Nationonal Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, today protested against the reinstatement of suspended Executive-Secretary (ES) of the scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf,