Nigeria Health Watch
Ebola cases in DR Congo jump to 103. 33 children die of acute malnutrition in Bama IDP camp — MSF. NURHI Introduces Life Planning for Youths, Adolescents against Population Explosion. South-east Govs Inaugurate Committee on Health. Kano to contribute 5% IGR to health trust fund. 290 Primary Health Centres In Abia To Benefit From FG […]
UNICEF Scales up Intervention in Malnutrition by 400% in North-east. FG disburses $500m maternal, child fund. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control to get legal backing. Nigeria’s Health Minister calls for urgent meeting over Sprite, Fanta crisis. LASG advises indefinite shutdown of Queen’s College. Experts react as Buhari administration fails to appoint heads of Nigeria’s tertiary […]
We have no accurate data of health insurance beneficiaries in Nigeria -Prof Yusuf. 1,473 midwives deployed to PHCs to save mothers, children. Nigeria to establish 3 hospitals to end Obstetric Fistula. Reps move to upgrade National Hospital. Sokoto to Rehabilitate 22 General Hospitals With N440m. Ogun doctors, state disagree over health sector performance. Workers’ protest […]
Nigeria has sufficient Anti retro-viral drugs – NACA. FG flags-off one PHC per ward programme in Borno. FG flags-off free VVF surgeries for 10,150 patients. FG to upgrade 7 cancer centres, provide more treatment machines. Nigeria set to resume vaccine production, eyes $280m from export. Kogi Govt to establish special health centres for pregnant women. […]
Patients storm LUTH as nurses resume work. ICPC arraigns Professor of medicine for allegedly demanding bribe before surgery. JUTH workers protest against no-work-no-pay policy. Delta govt assures on rural healthcare insurance scheme. Lagos Inaugurates CCU to Perform Open Heart Surgery. Over 5m Nigerian newborns not exclusively breastfed – UNICEF. Health minister hails UNTH. Pharmacists Council […]