Health Security

Finance Ministry Withholding New Hazard Allowance, NARD Alleges

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has blamed the Ministry of Finance for the non-payment
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160 Million People At Risk Of Yellow Fever In Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said not less than 160 million of Nigeria’s estimated 206 million
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Buhari: We Have Granted N100bn Loan to Indigenous Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

Nigeria’s federal government has granted a N100 billion loan to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare
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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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