Health
11 Aug
Worried about the cost of health care services in Nigeria and particularly the increasing lack of access to prepaid insurance cover by the poor, a team from the World Health Organisation
8 Aug
Chief executive officers of insurance companies have expressed concern about the rising cost of operations, including the surging price of diesel, saying it negates operational efficiency.
8 Aug
Managing Director of the Lekki-based medical facility, Dr. Kunle Ajayi, at the hospital’s fifth anniversary, with the theme: “Celebrating Five Years Of Quality Healthcare Service,” at the weekend in Lagos
8 Aug
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd), said the Federal Government has put in place a mechanism to establish a world-class Military Hospital akin to Walter Reed Military
8 Aug
Former Minister of Health and Chairman, Chigari Foundation, Prof. Mohammed Pate, has called on the Federal Government to privatise the country’s health sector.
6 Aug
The Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Esmond St. Reid, says his country is keen on strengthening ties with Nigeria in health, tourism, culture, trade, and business development sectors among others.
6 Aug
Specialists in the medical profession from within and outside the country will on Monday, August 8 gather at the Eko Hotel, Lagos and Suites to dissect issues affecting the healthcare system
5 Aug
Elizabeth Lola Alonge is the founder of the Child Health Advocacy Initiative (CHAI), a healthcare and development non-profit organisation focused on promoting the health and wellbeing
29 Jul
The President, Rotary Club of Onigbongbo, Rotarian Razak Babatunde Salau, whose tenure coincides with the 40th anniversary
27 Jul
World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged support for operationalisation of Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act to end out-of-pocket expenditure in the sector.
25 Jul
As countries work towards the elimination of lead and its components in paint production due to its adverse effect on the health of man and animals, Nigeria must be at the forefront
24 Jul
The National Healthcare Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged all 36 states governors in the country to establish National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) agency in their various states to provide insurance
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