Health

Forum tasks LUTH on implementation of quality improvement, patient safety

The Management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has been urged to ensure implementation of a robust quality improvement and patient safety culture in the hospital. A Healthcare Management Professional,...

242 inmates benefit from medical outreach in Kirikiri Correctional Centre

No fewer than 242 inmates of the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre, Apapa, have benefited from a medical and...

LAWMA issues precautionary advisory to health facilities, medical waste…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has issued a precautionary advisory to health facilities and medical waste handlers...

CSOs insist on policy action to phase-out dental amalgam before 2030

Following campaigns for Mercury-free Dentistry in Nigeria, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have written letters to key four Federal...

Collaborate to grow Africa’s healthcare system, Minister urges practitioners

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has urged healthcare practitioners to prioritise...
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Professor calls for policy intervention on nursing training institutions…

Prof. calls for policy intervention on nursing training institutions proliferation Prof. Christiana Sowunmi, a Professor of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, has called for policy...

Headfort Foundation takes medical outreach to inmates at Kirikiri prison

Headfort Foundation for Justice a non-profit organization providing pro bono services for wrongfully incarcerated persons, has carried out a medical outreach at the Kirikiri...

Anambra ranks highest in childhood TB cases in Nigeria

Dr Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, Programme Manager, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Management, says that the state ranks highest in childhood Tuberculosis (TB) contribution in Nigeria.

Partner, stakeholders seek reduction on GBV in Ebonyi

Abakaliki, Nigeria - The Ebonyi State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA), on Friday sought to reduce Gender-Based Violence (GBV)...

NSDF identifies gaps in implementation of NHIS Scheme

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a non-profit organisation, has identified three major gaps in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The...

Why foundation sensitises girls to importance of menstrual hygiene

Ahead of the International Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD), Mother Charity N Children Foundation (MCNCF), an NGO, has sensitised young girls in Ojo, Ira, a suburb of Lagos, to the importance of menstrual hygiene
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