Health

The Health Management Organisations in Nigeria have faulted the move by the Federal Government to establish a new HMO to cater to the civil servants in the country. The HMOs, who spoke on the FG’s plan said, it does not have the backing of the law of setting up an HMO. The Ministry of Defence […]

Experts have emphasised the urgent need for investment in telemedicine and the development of unified policies and guidelines to govern its practice in Nigeria. The experts who spoke during the ongoing national workshop of the National Association of Community Health Practice (NACHPN), stressed that for telemedicine to thrive, it must be supported by private investors […]

The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide due to concerns over a rare and dangerous side effect. This development came months after the pharmaceutical giant admitted for the first time in court documents that the vaccine can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, The Telegraph reports. The company disclosed this in a statement […]

The Oyo state council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if their demands are not met in 14 working days. The council in a letter addressed to Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday, May 2, 2024, stated that the resolution was made after its state […]

The Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF) has urged the federal government to adopt Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to enable people access health care without financial restraint. This, the Executive Director of AYGF, Arome Salifu, said would afford everyone the right to quality, timely, and affordable services to prevent, detect, and treat malaria. He spoke Wednesday […]