Health Security

It’s a Myth That Sunscreen Prevents Melanoma Skin Cancer in

There is very little evidence that sunscreen reduces melanoma in dark-skinned people. Melanoma is a
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Lagos State Ministry of Health Inaugurates Technical Working Group

The Lagos State Ministry of Health under the Department of Health Planning, Research, and Statistics
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‘Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Can Ensure 83 Million Poor People Access

Director General, National Health Insurance Authority, Professor Mohammed Sambo says that the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB)
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FG Told To Increase Allocation For Pandemic Preparedness

Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has said that
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WHO seeks operationalisation of Nigeria’s health law

World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged support for operationalisation of Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Authority
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‘N1.2tr Health Insurance Needed for 83 Million Vulnerable Nigerians’

About N1·2 trillion, representing nine per cent of the national budget, is needed to cover
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FG Engaging WHO, CEPI to Develop Lassa Fever Vaccine –

The Federal Government is currently engaging with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Coalition
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Nonye Soludo demands more action to end infant, maternal mortalities

First Lady of Anambra State, Nonye Soludo, has called on governments, at all levels, to take
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Nigerians to access affordable surgical care — FG

Dr Deborah Bitrus-Oghoghorie, Consultant Grade 1, Federal Ministry of Health, Hospital Services, has said that
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FG committed to improving women, children, adolescents’ health – Ehanire

The Federal Government is committed to improving the well-being of women, children, adolescents and the
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