Experts in the health sector have blamed the leadership of the country for the continuous threat of infectious diseases ravaging the country.

Worried about concerns over the use of COVID-19 vaccines, the emergence of mutant strains in United Kingdom (U.K.) and South Africa as well as the commencement of second wave of the virus with attendant spike in new cases and deaths....

Former Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Dr. Jide Idris, has commended a group of socio-philanthropic individuals, KB Klub, of the College of Medicine...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has said the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) guidelines released will help check quackery...

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has reaffirmed his commitment to providing universal basic primary healthcare to reduce maternal mortality.

Commissioner for health, Lagos state, Dr. Jide Idris, has restated commitment to reduce the maternal mortality across the state and environs.He made the remarks during the facility tour of rehabilitated Ayinke House at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Idris who has represented by Head, Project Unit, Lagos Ministry of health, Dr. Oduole Olusoga,…

Commissioner for health, Lagos state, Dr. Jide Idris, has restated commitment to reduce the maternal mortality across the state and environs. He made the remarks during the facility tour of rehabilitated Ayinke House at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Idris who has represented by Head, Project Unit, Lagos Ministry of health, Dr. Oduole…

Health insurance is a symbiotic financing scheme for the state; it is a way of mobilising funds for the sector. The sector is very huge and resource- demanding.

Lagos State Government has sought partnership with private sector operators in implementing the recently unveiled mandatory health insurance scheme in the state.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Dr Jide Idris has said the state’s health insurance scheme is mandatory and will include basic primary health services and selected secondary health services such as caesarean section.....

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said that one per cent of the state’s consolidated revenue in the 2018 budget was set aside for health insurance, to improve healthcare delivery.

Doctors Without Borders/MédecinsSans Frontières (MSF) is working with the federal government to develop a three-year national action plan on noma disease control in the country.