health sector
18 Mar
On the 27th January, 2016, former governor Yahaya Bello was sworn in as the fourth executive governor of Kogi State and led the state uninterrupted for a sterling period of 8 years which ended on the 27th January, 2024. Bello handed over power to his worthy successor Ahmed Usman Ododo who emerged winner of the…
10 Mar
Classified as a social service, health is one of the pivotal elements of human capital development. In the same vein, it is central is to the economic development of a country. It is mostly said that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.
9 Mar
The Federal Government has said it is planning a law to further regulate the healthcare sector against quackery in order to improve service delivery.
20 Feb
Former President of World Medical Association (WMA), Dr Osahon Enabulele, has called for ethical governance of health systems as a strategy towards promoting global health.
17 Dec
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Saturday in Abuja honoured Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum for his meaningful contributions to the health sector development.
23 Nov
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has expressed concern over the state of Nigeria's Primary Health Care system (PHC) system, saying it is not where it should be in terms of service delivery across the country.
18 Nov
A digital public health expert, Zaid Olanrewaju, has urged the Federal Government to digitalise the country’s health sector to improve healthcare service delivery in the country. Olanrewaju made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ meeting on Friday in Abuja. He emphasised the need for the…
3 Nov
The UN Children Fund (UNICEF) has called collaboration between the Federal and State Governments to address multiple health system challenges in Nigeria.
24 Oct
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned against what it tagged “running down of doctors” without following due process, saying that this is its chance to get it right in the health sector
14 Oct 2023
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the health sector and allocate significant votes to it in the 2024 budget estimates. This followed a motion by Rep. Fayinka Oluwatoyin (APC-Lagos) during plenary in Abuja. The motion was titled, “Need for the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency…
11 Oct 2023
President Bola Tinubu has ordered industrialisation of the health sector for value chain and local production of relevant materials. Consequently, the Federal Government has launched the National Health Insurance Authority...
11 Oct 2023
The Federal government is set to initiate Policy reforms to turnaround the health sector and ensure increased investment in healthcare infrastructure in order to improve equity in access to healthcare services and halt medical tourism.
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