Tag: Health News
Resident Doctors Threaten Strike, Give Federal Government Four Weeks
ABUJA — Resident doctors in Nigerian teaching hospitals have issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to…
FG Disburses N32.8bn to Boost Primary Healthcare Across Nigeria
ABUJA — The Federal Government has disbursed N32.8 billion to strengthen primary healthcare services across Nigeria under the…
NCDC Opposes Bill Creating New National Public Health Institute
Lawmakers want a new public health body. Nigeria's existing disease control agency says that would make things worse,…
Youth Resident Doctors Begin Strike After Pay Talks Collapse
Talks failed. Patients are now the ones paying the price. Resident doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching…
Health Advocates for Genotype Screening Before Marriage
A single blood test before marriage. Advocates say it could spare countless Nigerian families from a lifetime of…
Nigeria Begins Production of Advanced HIV and Hepatitis Test Kits
Ninety-nine per cent of Nigeria's diagnostic tools have come from abroad. That number is about to start changing.…
Senate Flags Outbreak Preparedness as Disease Burden Grows
Lawmakers have seen enough. The Senate is now warning that Nigeria's outbreak response system is not as strong…
NCDC Says Nigeria Manages Seven Disease Outbreaks at Once
Seven or eight outbreaks at once. That is the reality the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention…
Nigeria and US Sign $5bn Deal to Boost Health Sector
Five billion dollars. Five years. And a commitment from Nigeria to finally fund its own health sector at…
Africa CDC, WHO Launch Six Month Ebola Plan for Nigeria
The global health community is taking this Ebola threat seriously. A six month continental response plan says so.…
General Rabe’s Death in Captivity Shines Light on Nigeria’s Health
He was not shot. He was not executed. Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar died because he could not…
NCDC Warns Governors: Fund Health Workers or Face Ebola Risk
The message is direct. Fund your health workers, or pay a much higher price later. The Nigeria Centre…
