Health

NSSF targets informal sector for health insurance uptake in 2026…

The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) says it will prioritise expanding health insurance enrolment among Nigeria’s informal sector workers in its 2026 strategy. The Managing Director/CEO of NSSF, Dr Fejiro...

Equatorial Guinea launches its national malaria elimination strategy – Vision 2030

Equatorial Guinea has launched its National Malaria Elimination Strategy – Vision 2030, marking a decisive step in the...

NSSF urges stronger healthcare protection for women

The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has called for stronger efforts to protect women’s health through equitable access...

1,000 residents in Rivers benefit from NSSF, TotalEnergies health outreach

1,000 Rivers residents benefit from NSSF, TotalEnergies visual health outreach The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), in partnership with...

VCDF, SEEPCO distributes 127,000 free eye glasses to Delta community

No fewer than 127,000 pairs of glasses have been distributed under the Sustainable Primary Eye Care Services (SPECS)...
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Children in DR Congo worst hit by cholera outbreak – UNICEF

A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF.

Varsity Don commends Soludo’s free maternal services

By Emmanuel Ndukuba Awka, March 6, 2024 - Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka lecturer, Prof. Joseph Ikechebelu, has commended the free maternal services of Gov....

Lagos needs 10% blood donations from citizens for supply – NGO

The Programme Director, Timilehin Leukemia Foundation (TLF), Mrs Oluwadamilola, Oyedunle on Wednesday said that Lagos State needed about 10 per cent of its population as blood donors to help the state achieved adequate blood in the banks.

Life expectancy: NHF tasks FG on heart-friendly milk, home-grown production

Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has urged Federal Government to invest in and expand home grown production of milk to increase life expectancy in the country.

FCT investigates death of woman at Maitama district hospital

The Secretariat and Office of the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has set up an independent investigative panel involving the Nigeria Police and other stakeholders to unravel the death of a woman at Maitama District Hospital, Abuja.

Healthcare, critical foundation for societal development – Obi

Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, has described healthcare as a critical foundation for the growth and development...
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