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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted counterfeit malaria medicines valued at over ₦1.2bn in Lagos. The agency disclosed in a statement on Friday via its official X handle that its operatives raided a warehouse in the Ilasa-Oshodi area, where 277 cartons of the fake Malamal Forte drugs were discovered. […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has today, Friday, embarked on a five-day warning strike after the expiration of its fresh ultimatum to the Federal Government over unpaid allowances, salary arrears, and other unresolved welfare demands. The association, in a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Dr. Oluwasola Odunbaku, directed all members across federal […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued the Federal Government a fresh 24-hour ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands, following the expiration of its earlier 10-day deadline on September 10. The decision followed a six-hour meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, held virtually on Wednesday. The President of NARD, Dr. Tope Osundara, […]
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to overhauling Nigeria’s health sector, stressing the urgent need to address persistent power supply challenges in the country’s medical institutions. Speaking through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, at the National Stakeholders Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector, held on Tuesday […]
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has embarked on a seven-day warning strike to press home their demands for urgent reforms in the territory’s health sector. In a communiqué issued on Wednesday, ARD-FCT President, Dr George Ebong, alongside other executives, said the decision followed what they described as a long-standing systemic failure […]
The Executive Director of the International Centre of Excellence (IRCE), Prof. Alash’le Abimiku, has said that genetic similarities among Lassa virus strains across Nigeria and West Africa increase the chances of developing a single, broadly protective vaccine. Speaking ahead of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria’s (IHVN) 3rd Annual Scientific Symposium in Abuja, themed “Combating […]
The Federal Government has stepped up monitoring and screening at Nigeria’s entry points following the fresh outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Director of Port Health Services at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Akpan Nse, said on Friday that more staff have been deployed to strengthen border surveillance. […]
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has raised concern over Nigeria’s worsening economic situation, warning that it is eroding healthcare delivery and threatening the wellbeing of citizens. The alarm was sounded on Thursday during the association’s 14th Biennial Delegates’ Meeting and Scientific Conference held in Enugu, with the theme: “Otanisi Psychosis: The […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the compulsory implementation of health insurance across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, in line with the National Health Insurance Authority Act, 2022. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the President instructed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to […]
The Bauchi State Government has released N300 million to the Child Nutrition Fund managed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as part of ongoing efforts to combat child malnutrition in the state. UNICEF will match this amount, bringing the total intervention fund to N600 million, officials said on Wednesday. The Chief of UNICEF’s Bauchi Field […]
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