The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the nation’s health sector due to a number of issues.
Dr. Victor Makanjuola, the MDCAN’s newly elected National President,...
The Ebonyi Government has set aside N100 million counterpart fund for health insurance scheme for civil servants.
Executive Secretary, Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency (EBSHIA), Mrs. Mary-Rose Egwu, made this known during an advocacy/sensitisation meeting with the organised labour and...
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has received the National Health Insurance Research Agenda that will boost the sector.
Mr Emmanuel Ononokpono, Deputy General Manager (Press) of the scheme, in a statement in Abuja, said that the presidential reforms of...
Neurosurgeons have called for education of Nigerians on how to handle victims of road accidents to reduce cases of spinal cord injuries in Nigeria.
They spoke at the Holistic Round Table Group Discussion on Tuesday in Ibadan, to mark the...
The Lagos State Government had been able to vaccinate just about one per cent of its population, against a target of 60 per cent.
As such, the state government is considering other ways to source COVID-19 vaccines in order to...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that so far 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory.
The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday,...
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As countries of the world continue to count their losses to one of the deadliest global pandemic in recent time, a new report by Credit Suisse, shows that more people became millionaires in 2020 as a result of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the end of September.
New WHO data shows nearly 80 per cent of...
Edo State has continued to record an increase in the number of deaths of persons who have not been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines.
The state has confirmed three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 559 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections rose to 197,046.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this indicates a decrease from the 597 cases reported on Tuesday.
The centre said the new cases were reported from 14...
