Isaac Adewole
19 Apr 2019
One Campaign has expressed its desire to partner with responsible politicians to promote healthcare in the country.The Country Director, Serah Makka-Ugbabe, disclosed this when ONE’s top delegation met with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo....
11 Apr 2019
UHC is a goal that all countries strive to achieve. Some countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada have gone far ahead of others.
26 Mar 2019
Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, as well as local and international medical experts have expressed concern over rising cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria, especially among the country’s productive workforce.
14 Mar 2019
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), has certified and inducted new 506 foreign-trained doctors to practice medicine in the country.
18 Feb 2019
In a move to reduce Nigeria’s high malaria burden, the Department for International Development (DFID) is to invest £50 million (N23.376 billion) to support fund for malaria elimination in six states in the country.
31 Jan 2019
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said the federal government is investing in cancer treatment centres, equipped with innovative...
19 Jan 2019
Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, yesterday said investing in cancer treatment centres will ensure more people are treated in the country, rather than travelling outside the for treatment. Adewole said this while addressing newsmen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital during the inspection of new cancer treatment Centre at the hospital, adding that they plan…
17 Jan 2019
The recent household drug use survey revealed that prescription drug abuse is a fast-emerging public health problem that has led to increasing poly-drug use amongst drug dependent persons.
12 Jan 2019
As part of effort to ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has launched ‘Buhari Leekan Si’ (Buhari for another term) project.
3 Jan 2019
Some things have dramatically changed. We are going to see new innovations. We are going to see Mr. President flagging off the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHPF), which is unique. The BHPF is in the National Health Act (NHC) but the implementation is unique.
3 Jan 2019
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has offered reasons why about 50 per cent of Nigerian trained doctors are either practicing abroad, not practicing at all or are dead.Speaking in an interview with The Guardian, he noted that not all doctors could be specialists .....
13 Dec 2018
The Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) of the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria held its 2018 retreat with call to the Federal Government to increase investment towards reducing the burden of the diseases in Nigeria.