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Underinvestment threatens universal health coverage goals
Coinciding with Universal Health Coverage Day on Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2024 Global Health Expenditure Report,…
NISHP: EU to begin procurement of equipment for Nigeria
Head of Cooperation at the European Union Delegation, Massimo De Luca, says the EU is ready to procure…
Lagos signs organ transplantation, four other bills into law
Lagos State Attorney-General, Lawal Pedro, says the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill has been signed into law…
Access Bank supports in Eti-Osa primary healthcare centres
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos The Digital & Centralised Operations Group of Access Bank Plc, recently said it partnered…
FG deploys 333 truenat devices to revolutionise TB diagnostics
The Federal Government, with support from the Global Fund, has deployed 333 Truenat devices across the country in…
UN health agency approves ‘groundbreaking’ TB test
A potentially “groundbreaking” test for tuberculosis (TB) has been endorsed by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) as…
1.6m people living with HIV now receiving treatment: NACA
Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori, has said approximately 1.6…
Universal Health Coverage: WHO says Nigeria recording slow progress amid rising challenges
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has made incremental progress in expanding healthcare services and reducing financial…
Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases
Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health…
FG plans free caesarean section to reverse high maternal mortality
The Federal Government has unveiled a nationwide free caesarean section initiative aimed at reducing Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality…