Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday, noted that despite efforts to improve under-five and infant mortality rates, the figures remain unacceptably high. Represented by the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, at the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review, in Abuja, the governors said, “We know there have been some improvements in health indicators, …

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate has said that N45 billion has been disbursed directly to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. Pate made this statement on  At the ongoing three-day Nigeria Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister said: “The Basic …

The Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate has said that Nigerians cannot be constrained to seek medical care in the country. Pate, who featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday evening, further said that the elite had the right to choose where to go on medical tourism. He  argued that the country did …

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has called on wealthy individuals and civil society organisations (CSOs) to support communities affected by floods across the country. Pate made the call on Saturday while extending his sympathy to the victims. The minister who also seized the occasion to extend his medical outreach to victims of the flood disaster …

The Federal Government has said it is working towards enrolling two million Nigerians in the nation’s health insurance scheme through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund. The government also said it had embarked on other initiatives aimed at strengthening the healthcare system, including expanding primary healthcare to 8,800 Primary Health Care Centers across all 36 states and establishing a national emergency …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has assured Nigerians that the current high cost of medicines in the country would be over as the agency is in partnership with pharmaceutical industry to bring down the cost of drugs. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali …