Health Sector

President plans Executive Order to cut prices of drugs

Govt injects N50b into Primary Health Care Afriexim gives $1b grant for medical industrialisation An
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Ghana must establish Public Health Emergency Fund using COVID-19 Levy

In the past few years, countries around the world, including Ghana, have witnessed outbreaks of
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LISDEL Joins Nigeria Health Watch to Train Journalists on the

LISDEL’s Program Manager Damilola Ademuyiwa on Tuesday 27th February 2024 facilitated a training session for
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HSRC Holds a Policy Dialogue on the BHCP Sector-Wide Approach

To enhance healthcare delivery and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals in Nigeria, the Health
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Afreximbank, FG Sign $1bn MoU For Healthcare Sector Devt

Afreximbank and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on Wednesday signed a Memorandum
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Federal Ministry of Health adopts sector-wide approach to eliminate malaria

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has announced that it has adopted a
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Norovirus outbreak reported in US: What you need to know

Each year, there are around 109,000 hospitalisations and 900 deaths attributed to norovirus, primarily affecting
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Tinubu approves changes in leadership of health, social welfare sectors

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment and reappointment of the Board Chairpersons and Chief
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Experts Seek Robust Implementation of Health Sector Renewal Initiative

The initiative, launched by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, in
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Children most at risk as measles cases soar from Ethiopia

COVID-19 disrupted routine vaccinations against measles globally in 2020 and leaving millions of children –
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