Sanwo-Olu Unveils Health Reforms to Bridge N100bn Funding Gap
The Lagos State Government has unveiled sweeping healthcare financing, workforce, and infrastructure reforms aimed at expanding health insurance coverage, improving service…
Category: Health
Over $30bn Spent on Eradication of Polio, Says Rotary International
Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of Rotary International and Rotary Foundation, John Hewko, said the non-governmental organisation had spent over…
FG Launches €4.2m EU-Funded Programme to Strengthen Disease Outbreak Response
Bukola Afeni The federal government has launched a €4.2 million European Union-funded health programme aimed at strengthening the country’s ability…
MHR, Gift Lupus Foundation Partners to Boost Lupus Awareness in Nigeria
Yemi Obafemi The Media, Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria and the Gift Lupus Foundation have partnered to boost lupus…
APHPN, Gift Lupus Foundation Sign MoU to Tackle Lupus Awareness Gap in Nigeria
Bukola Afeni The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) and the Gift Lupus Foundation have formally entered into a…
UNICEF: Leadership, Governance Gaps Undermining Maternal, Child Healthcare in Kwara, Sokoto, Adamawa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified critical leadership, governance and management gaps hindering effective delivery of maternal…
AMGF, AHBN Add ₦500,000 to ANHeJ Emergency Health Fund
Bukola Afeni The AMG Foundation (AMGF) and the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) have released an additional ₦500,000 to the…
FG Tasks Southern Traditional Rulers on Primary Healthcare Push
Bukola Afeni The Federal Government has inaugurated the Southern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care, charging royal fathers to…
When Justice is the New Normal: What Real Support Looks Like for Women in Nigeria
By Alu Azege As the sun began to rise over Makurdi, Benue state, Mimidoo stood outside the local clinic, anxiously…
Between Law and Life: The Grey Realities of Abortion in Nigeria
By Alu Azege In Nigeria today, a woman’s uterus is both a site of life and a battleground of…