Tag: healthcare
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Saraki challenges FG to live up to expectation in healthcare service delivery
…Commissions hospital built by Senator Mohammad in Yobe Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Saturday urged the Federal Government, States and Local governments to ensure efficiency in all healthcare facilities across the country for the benefit of the masses. Saraki, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, made the call…
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FG revitalising 10,000 Primary HealthCare Centres nationwide – Minister
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Wednesday said that the Federal Government has embarked on the revitalisation of 10,000 Primary HealthCare Centres across the country in its bid to expand access to healthcare services. Adewole made the remark in a message to the opening of the 48th Annual Conference of Paediatric Association of Nigeria,…
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Aisha Buhari champions ‘Merck More than a Mother’ campaign in Nigeria
Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is championing Merck More than a Mother campaign in Nigeria, an initiative to break the stigma around infertility and to empower women who suffer infertility. Merck More than a Mother was first implemented in Kenya in 2015 followed by Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, and…
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Radiologist calls for overhaul of nation’s healthcare system
A Consultant Radiologist, Prof. Rasheed Arogundade, has called on government at all levels to overhaul the nation’s health institutions for effective healthcare delivery. Arogundade, who works with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, made the call on Monday in an interview in Lagos. According to him, health care system in Nigeria needs complete overhauling…
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Association demands increased funding for healthcare
The Coalition of Faith-Based Associations in Nasarawa State has called for increased budgetary allocation to the state’s healthcare sector. The group said the demand, if granted, would effectively tackle child and family health issues. The leader of the Coalition in the state, Hajiya Rakiya Jibril-Ali, made the call on Tuesday during an advocacy visit to…
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Wike flags off N500million Private Hospitals Loan Scheme
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, in order to ensure that more residents of his State have access to quality healthcare, has on Wednesday flagged off the Private Hospitals Loan Scheme. According to information emanating from the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, the first batch of…
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USAID to initiate comprehensive malaria treatment, prevention programme in Plateau
The U.S. Agency for International Department (USAID) is to initiate a comprehensive malaria treatment and prevention programme in Plateau. A USAID official, Dr Jessica Kahuko, made the disclosure when she led a team of the Department’s officials on a courtesy visit to Gov. Simon Lalong on Tuesday in Jos. Kahuko said the programme would be…