Nigeria Health Watch
Over 20 million Nigerians infected with hepatitis- Minister. FG Plans $3bn Budget for Immunisation. Giving hope to pregnant COVID-19 patients: LUTH in giant strides. Ensuring access to family planning commodities in rural areas. Malaria deaths could surge due to COVID-19 if not checked – Nigerian govt. Need for Political Will in Disease Preparedness. FG rejects […]
40 health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 – Health Minister. COVID-19: U.S. funding assistance to Nigeria hits $21.4 million – Embassy. Malnutrition amidst COVID-19: Thousands of children suffer damage, death In Sokoto. COVID-19: WHO demands action to prevent malaria, other diseases setback. Sanwo-Olu approves increment of hazard allowance for all health workers In Lagos. […]
WHO approves two highly effective Ebola drugs for immediate use. Nigeria: NCAA issues Ebola alert to Airlines, calls for vigilance. UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director. Osun Begins Construction of 120 Bed Ward, 30 Doctors Quarter. Borno State launches first Malaria Operational Plan, reawakens fight against malaria. Yellow Fever: […]
World Bank appoints Nigeria’s ex-minister, Muhammad Pate, as global director for health. DFID spends N4bn to support 52,393 pregnant women in Zamfara. Boko Haram: Nigeria govt spent over N5 billion on humanitarian services in Borno – Minister. FG proposes 6 medical warehouses – Minister. Malnutrition: Senator seeks import waiver for ready to use therapeutic food. […]
1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV – NACA boss. 2 Neonatal mortality, great challenge to developmental goals – Paediatrician. About 18 Nigerians die of tuberculosis every hour – Expert. How ‘contact tracing’ helps curb Lassa fever spread – NCDC. FG, UN sign MoU on HIV/AIDS. Health financing and crisis of healthcare system in Nigeria. Lassa […]
Financing primary healthcare systems vital to improving peoples’ lives — Melinda Gates. How community informants help improve polio surveillance – WHO. Hygeia HMO partners Access Bank on IVF treatment. NSIA-LUTH Centre rekindles hope for cancer patients in Nigeria. 34 States rank low in health budgetary allocations. Maternal Health: Kano emerges overall North-West champion in 2018. SKG Pharma Boss Tasks Govt on […]
Six states to benefit from N23.3b UK malaria intervention project. Government urged to step up to HIV as donor funding drops. FG allocates land for Afreximbank’s medical centre of excellence. Commit 1% of your profit to health sector, Dangote tells business leaders. Why Nigeria is battling to control disease outbreaks like Lassa fever. 10 Killed, 28 New Cases Recorded As Lassa […]
Buhari targets 10,000 functional primary healthcare centres, says NPHCDA boss. Oyo Health Insurance Health Scheme Captures 100,000 Enrollees. Sign Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Bill into law, PSN tells FG. FGM: UN agencies call for new measures to end practice. Malnutrition: Ministry advocates scaling up high impact interventions. 130 people die of cholera in Zamfara in […]
Immunisation: FG, Bill Gates Foundation Sign $75m Financing Agreement. World Leprosy Day – Nigerians urged to stop discrimination against lepers. Nigeria has 11 million stunted children – UNICEF. FG plans to reduce medical tourism with innovative cancer centres. 14.3 million Nigerians abuse cocaine, tramadol, others – FG. Gov. El-Rufai inaugurates multi million naira Dialysis Center in Kaduna. JOHESU threatens to embark […]
Buhari signs bill establishing Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Lassa fever kills two, infects five in Edo, Ebonyi, Ondo. WHO cautions against misuse of antibiotics. FCT school feeding takes off Jan. Only 7 Geriatricians for over 9m old Nigerians. German Government Gives Plus 6M Grant To Hospital. Delta to spend N8.6bn on health in 2019. […]
Nigeria’s Polio laboratories pass another round of accreditation exercise. Donors provide 95% of HIV/AIDS funding in Nigeria –NACA DG. Fresh Crisis rocks NHIS; Governing Council rejects budget, accuses management of ‘padding’. INVESTIGATION: Abuja drug sellers, street vendors cashing in on codeine ban. Inside some Nigeria’s appalling public health centres. Outbreak of diarrhoea hits Borno. FG’s Vision 2020 ‘Right […]
FG okays $150m World Bank Loan for Polio Eradication. Nigeria launches Epidemic Response Scheme to combat infectious diseases. DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak. Only 24% infants exclusively breastfed in Nigeria – Health Ministry. Cholera Kills 11 In Kano. Lassa Fever: Enugu confirms one death. Borno NSHIP, UNICEF Unveils Plan to Address Manpower, Infrastructural Gaps In Health […]
Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nigeria launches initiative to protect patients’ rights. FG set to implement basic healthcare provision fund. FG recalls 2.4 million bottles of codeine syrup. Nigeria launches national Hepatitis treatment services directory. Nigeria Develops A National Action Plan For Health Security. FG Inaugurates National Steering Committee for Diabetes […]
FG launches HIV/AIDS indicator survey. Medical practitioners in Nigeria to benefit as Buhari signs 2 bills into law. Adewole Recommends TB Screening as Pre-Employment Test for New Staff, Students. Nigerian govt orders probe of mass failure by foreign-trained doctors. Govt sets up traditional medicine dept. Tramadol ban gives rise to new psychoactive substances – NDLEA. […]