The House of Representatives has mandated its relevant committees to liaise with government agencies towards strengthening alternative healthcare services in the country. This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Balarabe Kakale (APC-Sokoto) at plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion, Kakale said that the outbreak of COVID–19 has exposed Nigeria’s over reliance on […]
Tom Okpe, Abuja House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has endorsed the inclusion of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in constituency projects. Chairman of the Committee, Hon (Dr)Tanko Sununu made this known on Wednesday, when the Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Professor Muhammad Sambo appeared before the committee for the 2022 budget defence […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 30 million Nigerians including women and children across the 113 local government areas in the country are currently accessing quality healthcare services through the Nigeria State Health Investment Project, NSHIP, the executive director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib has said. Dr Shuaib who was speaking during […]
Tosin Ajuwon, Akure Ondo State Government on Sunday said it would use technology to boost the healthcare service delivery for the benefit of the people. Chief Medical Director of the state-owned University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oluwole Ige, stated this while speaking with journalists in Akure, the state capital. Ige said the complex […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has said that the partnership between the FCTA and the Federal Ministry of Health will address the increasing cases of inaccessibility of routine healthcare services in facilities by members of the public due to uncertainties caused by the covid-19 pandemic. Addressing journalists after a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to seek better ways of improving healthcare service delivery to Nigerians. He gave the task at the second National Health Summit (NHS) and the 25th Commonwealth Medical Association Triennial Conference on Tuesday in Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the conference […]