The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare inaugurated the National Health Research Committee on Thursday to boost translational research on health-related issues. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, inaugurated the 13-man committee at…
African leaders, leading scientists, researchers, and innovators have proffered strategic measures to reposition Africa in the global health architecture. The stakeholders analysed measures to forge a new public health order for Africa, beyond the traditional healthcare models They spoke at…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative to strengthen the public health system. The partnership is in the aftermath of…
Morocco has been selected to host the fourth International Conference on Public Health in Africa Opens in 2024. This year’s third CPHIA was attended by over 5,100 participants, including African Heads of State, Ministers of health, leading scientists, innovators, among…
The government of the Republic of Zambia has urged African Heads of State, ministers of health, and leading scientists, innovators and researchers among others to implement decisions and policies towards safeguarding public health in Africa and beyond. The acting President…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health, Amos Magaji, has said that the legislative body is to push for the declaration of emergency in the health sector, to reposition it to meet the needs of Nigerians. The National Assembly…
Zambia has recorded at least 684 suspected human cases of anthrax, including four deaths, according to the World Health Organisation. The WHO disclosed this in its Disease Outbreak News obtained by our correspondent on Friday. The global health body stated…
The Federal Government on Friday said the continuous use of rapid test kits to screen blood meant for blood transfusion in Nigeria was unacceptable. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, made this known on Friday…
The Director General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Prof Usman Aliyu, on Saturday, said over 120,000 new cancer cases are recorded yearly in Nigeria. Aliyu said in 2020, an estimated 78,000 Nigerians died as a result…
In its efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030, the Federal Government is set to unveil the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, said this at a press…
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