Tinubu orders industrialisation of health sector to boost production

President Bola Tinubu has ordered industrialisation of the health sector for the value chain and local production of relevant materials. Consequently, the Federal Government has launched the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and Operational Guidelines 2023 that specify the basic minimum package of health services for all Nigerians and how schemes would strategically purchase these […]

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Scarcity of diagnostic services cripples cancer care in South East states

• 22 million residents in five states depend on UNTH, Ibadan, north, Lagos public hospitals • A woman dies of breast cancer every 68 seconds • UNTH oncology centre now has better equipment, says Lasebikan The fight against cancer, especially in the area of prevention and treatment, may be far from being won due to […]

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MDCAN bemoans exodus of over 500 doctors

Over 500 specialist doctors are reported to have left the country to practice in other countries. The development is said to be affecting Medicare in the country’s hospitals such that some departments in many hospitals have been closed due to the depletion of specialists. Chairman of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State chapter […]

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Osun assures better Education welfare

Osun State Commissioner for Health, Mr Jola Akintola has assured the Excellent Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) that the Ademola Adeleke administration will extend necessary support in the area of providing a qualitative health care delivery system. He disclosed this during an advocacy visit to him in his office by the leadership of ECEWS, where […]

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Osun Primary Health Care flags off workshop for LG officials

The Board Chairman, Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board, Hon Tajudeen Adisa, has flagged off a two-day training workshop for selected health officials across 30 local governments and area offices in the State. Speaking at the programme, Adisa urged health workers in the State not to relent in their duties, stating that Governor Ademola […]

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Successful kidney transplants rise to 14 at Afe Babalola Multi-System Hospital

The Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, says it has attained yet another medical feat, with the successful conduct of four additional kidney transplants. Dr Kolawole Ogundipe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, said this on Tuesday, while briefing newsmen at the multi-billion Naira hospital located in Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) in […]

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78,000 Nigerians die yearly from cancer, say oncologists

The Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) has said no fewer than 78,000 cancer-related deaths are recorded yearly across the federation. While also deploring the attitude of Nigerians toward their health, the body submitted that current statistics indicate that about 125,000 cases are reported yearly in the country, with the most populous […]

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FinRel Pharmacy: Oyo frowns at owner’s action, vows to continue fight against zoonotic diseases

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has condemned the action of the owner of FinRel Pharmacy, who allegedly broke the seal on his business premises, after he was found guilty of violating the veterinary premises law. A statement jointly signed by the Commissioners of Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade and his counterpart […]

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