The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.07 billion dollars for healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme. The federal government also approved a N4.8 billion allocation for HIV treatment, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun said while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council …

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to confront quackery in the health sector in order to address misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. The minister of state for health and social welfare, Iziaq Salako, made this known in Abuja on Thursday during the presentation of accreditation certificates to deserving medical laboratories. Mr Salako said that he would work with the security …

MStakeholders in Kebbi State, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) State2State, have ratified a five-year development plan for the health sector. At a four-day workshop held in Sokoto, themed: “Kebbi State 2025-2029 Strategic Health Development Plan”, USAID State2State partnered with the Kebbi State Ministry of Health to develop a health sector strategic plan, including policy, …

The Indian Consulate-General to Nigeria, Shri Chandramouli Kern, has expressed his beliefs for flourishing bilateral relations between India and Nigeria in the provision of quality healthcare services. Kern disclosed this at the unveiling of StarCare International Hospital, a leading provider of primary and speciality care operations in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Monday, while assuring India’s commitment to supporting Nigeria in various …

Federal and state governments and regulatory agencies have been tasked to adopt more stringent measures to curb medical quackery bedevilling Nigeria’s health sector. The President of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Dr. Casimir Ifeanyi, led the call for the Federal Ministry of Health and their counterparts in the 36 states of the federation to intensify the …

The House of Representatives has said the many challenges facing the country’s health sector would soon be past. Chairman of House Committee on Heath, Amos Magaji, said there are moves to declare an emergency in the sector with a view to reposition it to meet the needs of Nigerians. He spoke on Wednesday at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Ekiti …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) chapter, on Friday, called on the Federal Government to release the circular on the one-for-one policy for the replacement of exited workers in the health sector to reduce the effect of brain drain. The leader of the association at UBTH, Dr David Orhewere, who made the call …

Some stakeholders in the health sector have urged governments to close the gaps in the health sector through monetary and non-monetary reforms incentives to encourage qualified health workers to work in rural areas. The call was made by participants at a webinar on Human Resources for Health Challenges and Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria organised by ACIOE Foundation and monitored …

Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s efforts and support for the growth of the medical facility have been praised by the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH). The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Kayode Olabanji, who gave the commendation during the institution’s 15th anniversary, said Oyebanji had shown commitment to health care service delivery. He said efforts of the governor geared towards the promotion …