Category: Health
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FG to enrol cancer patients for health insurance – Official
Ms Daju Kachollom, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is expected to enrol all Nigerians, including cancer patients for health insurance. She made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja, at a symposium to commemorate the 2024 World Cancer Day.
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Majority certificates of imported pharmaceutical products are fake, says NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stated that more than 50 per cent of certificates of pharmaceutical products that are imported into Nigeria are fake. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, made this statement at the stakeholders’ engagement meeting with regulators, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies on Monday…
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Cancer rates to increase to 77 % by 2050, says UN
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday. According to latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the UN World Healt
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Bauchi workers lament absence of health insurance cover
Some workers in Bauchi have expressed concern over the delay in the implementation of the health insurance services under the Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Agency (BASHCMA).
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NAFDAC warns customs agents against complicity in illegal importation of syringes
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against importation of syringes from foreign countries, saying the act may kill local pharmaceutical industries.
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NAFDAC insists report of under-dosed Paracetamol fake
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the recent publication claiming that paracetamol drugs in Nigeria are under-dosed is fake.
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Cameroon rolls out world’s 1st malaria vaccine
Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria on Monday. It is one of 20 African countries planning to introduce the drug this year, according to global vaccine alliance Gavi.
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NAFDAC releases findings on paracetamol tablets in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), based on its scientific findings, has faulted claims that nearly all paracetamol drugs in the country are under the recommended doses.
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FCT confirms 2 cases of Lassa fever
The Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, says two Lassa fever cases have been confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) out of four suspected cases. Fasawe disclosed this on Monday at a news conference on the latest outbreak of the disease in Abuja.
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Nigeria commits to ‘One Health approach’, prevention of infectious diseasess
The Ministry of Health and Social Development says Nigeria is committed to preventing infectious diseases through a ‘One Health approach’.