Health
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FG approves $1.7bn Hope projects to improve healthcare for Nigerians
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of $1.7 billion for Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity…
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Cancer Society urges NASS to approveN25bn for transition of Nat’l Cancer Health to Health Insurance Fund
The Nigerian Cancer Society, NCS, has called on the National Assembly to appropriate N25 billion for the transition of the…
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USAID funding cut threatens development programmes in Nigeria
Emotions have continued to trail the recent Executive Order by President Donald Trump to halt foreign aid to African countries…
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‘I avoided eba, amala, akpu to beat breast cancer’ – Akeredolu’s widow
Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, widow of the former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has revealed that eliminating starchy foods played a…
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FG intensifies efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation
Abuja — The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to eradicating Female Genital Mutilation…
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‘Cancer not death sentence’ – Soludo’s wife
Wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for intensified awareness of early cancer detection, saying the disease…
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Trump’s HIV funding freeze
The announcement by President Donald Trump to cut funding for international HIV/AIDS initiatives, including those targeting Nigeria and other low…
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Digitisation’s future of qualitative healthcare in Nigeria — Dr Iziaq Salako
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako has urged public health institutions to digitize…
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Cancer no longer death sentence, access to treatment major obstacle — NCS
On this year’s World Cancer Day, themed ‘United by Unique,’ experts in cancer treatment have declared that cancer is no…
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FEC approves $1.07bn for health sector financing
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.07 billion for healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity…
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