The Consulate of the Kingdom of Netherlands, in collaboration with PharmAccess Foundation, the implementing partner for the Government of the Netherlands health-related activities, organised a three day fact-finding mission to the Netherlands between the 18th-20th October 2022. The delegation included private sector healthcare providers, financial investors and public sector officials. The Government of the Netherlands […]
UN Says Nigeria’s Development Unsustainable, Urges Family Planning. Nigeria’s poverty exceeds World Bank projection, five states lead. WHO Begins Clinical Trials for Ebola Vaccine. FCCPC seizes tobacco products without graphic health warning in Kano. Kogi Declares War against Quacks in Health Sector. Bridging access gap in medical services in local communities. Analysis shows 13% decline […]
By Sunday Oko and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) The Federal Government Budget for the Health Sector has more than doubled over the past five years, increasing from N305.1 billion in 2016 to N876.4 billion in 2022. Now, for the first time in the history of health funding in Nigeria, over a trillion Naira has been […]
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji (Lead Writer) Hadiza Haladu’s first pregnancy almost ended in a double tragedy when she went into early labour. The closest health centre was 16 kilometres — about 30 minutes to one hour — away; and with only a traditional birth attendant (TBA) in attendance, Haladu lost her baby. She nearly bled to death from post-partum […]
Sheshimandiko is a rural community in Gbako Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Although the community has a health centre, it lacks the most basic infrastructure necessary to support its everyday operations and provide quality healthcare to the community members who are predominantly farmers. Gata Ndako, is the only health worker providing care for […]
