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ABUJA – A pro-poor health intervention, Rapid Response Initiative, RRI, launched by the Federal Government in July last year has brought relief to many people and homes in the country, the government has said. Minister of Health, Prof.…

ABUJA – The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, revealed Tuesday that only 20 percent of health facilities in the country were functional. The minister made the revelation  at the dissemination of the 2016 National Health…

Explains why Emir Sanusi is under fire over position on planned families Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health, PACFaH, on Monday appealed to government at all levels in Nigeria to increase commitment to critical areas…

Health Minister Inspects Abuja airport health facilities, says "Don't panic" Screening of inbound passengers commences at international airports NCDC conveys stakeholders meeting, inaugurates Ebola Preparedness Working Group…

SOOF begins campaign against stigmatisation and discrimination Nigeria recently took a major step towards bringing epilepsy out of the shadows and dispel the myths and stigmatisation surrounding it, as the Minister of Health, Prof.…

The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured Nigerians of adequate surveillance at the nation’s airports following the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu,…

3 dead, 6 hospitalised The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least three person have been reported dead after contracting the virus in the country's north-east,…

WHO honours trial participants More than 11 000 people in Guinea participated in a WHO-led trial to develop the world’s first vaccine against Ebola virus disease. The ground-breaking trial, which ended in January 2016, resulted in a…

A team of experts, under the auspices of National Health Management, NHM, has appealed to health practitioners in Nigeria to ensure that adequate care, which comprises application of right medication and treatment, is given to patients…

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday rolled out measures aimed at addressing the  shortage of skilled and certified midwives in Nigerian hospitals saying the nation’s appalling health indices would be reversed…