Health Sector

‘Health insurance coverage still remains very poor’

Stakeholders in the health sector have lamented that health insurance coverage still remain poor. They
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Senate probes abandoned N400bn health center project

The Senate has mandated the Committees on Health, Primary Health Care and Communicable Disease, Works,
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NCDC: Lack of funds hindering implementation of health security

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has identified a paucity of funds as one
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FG Signs MOU For National Emergency Medical Service Operation

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), has signed a multi-sectoral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and
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LASHMA seeks more participation in health scheme

The call has again been made for more citizens’ participation in the Lagos State Health
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Yobe registers 198,000 workers for contributory health care scheme

The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has so far enrolled 198,000 civil servants under
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Nigeria will soon manufacture her own vaccines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured that the
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National Assembly to ensure release of budgetary allocation for NTDs

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe, has expressed the readiness of the
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Lack of adequate releases, coordination, and documentation impediments to Women

A total of N47,219,824,888 was approved and allocated in the 2021 budget to 80 Ministries,
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Include sickle cell patients in contributory health scheme, stakeholders urge

Some healthcare stakeholders have urged the Gombe State Government to enroll sickle cell patients in
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