Health Sector

NCDC confirms bird flu outbreak in eight states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said that Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kaduna
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Fed Govt gets 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India

The Federal Government on Tuesday formally received the 100,000 doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine
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Highly effective cytomegalovirus-based vaccine explained in new scientific studies

In scientific papers that were simultaneously published today in the journals Science and Science Immunology, creators of the
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We are committed to financing the Health sector- Minister of

The federal government is committed to funding child spacing and the health sector as part
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Osinbajo: our post-COVID-19 priorities will focus economy, health sector

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said Nigeria’s post-COVID-19 priorities would be focusing on economic
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USAID announces $168.5 million in new assistance to Nigeria

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional $168.5 million in
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Nigeria records 30 new Lassa fever cases, 6 deaths

Thirty new cases of Lassa fever were recorded in seven states in one week, according
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FG Wants Improved Health Spending to Reflect on Outcome

The federal government has expressed the need to ensure that increased allocation to the health
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Senator Tejuoso Solicits Senate Support For FMC’s Tele-Medicine Conference Hall

A Senator, representing Ogun Central Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly, Senator Lanre Tejuoso
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Reflections from Nigeria’s EPMM/IMHM dialogue

Background  Six years ago, WHO released Strategies toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM), a direction-setting report that
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