Cross River Endorses Health Law Reform to Boost Emergency Preparedness

Stakeholders during the validation meeting of the Public Health Legal Assessment Report in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Cross River Endorses Health Law Reform to Boost Emergency Preparedness

By: Julian Osamoto Cross River State has endorsed a major legal reform aimed at strengthening its public health emergency response, following the validation of its 2025 Public Health Legal Assessment Report. The report, developed in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and the international health organisation Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), was reviewed during a stakeholder meeting held in Calabar. More than 30 participants including […]

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Health

US Trains West African Health Workers to Tackle Future Epidemics

By: Uju Nwachukwu The United States Government has stepped up support for epidemic preparedness in West Africa, as seventeen public health emergency personnel from seven countries completed a regional training in Abuja. A statement released by the US embassy explains that the two-week intermediate-level programme, organised by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, focused on […]

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CODE, HUMANx Partner to end Period Poverty in Nigeria

By: Julian Osamoto An advocacy group Connected Development (CODE) and social enterprise HUMANx is tackling period poverty head-on with a plan to distribute two hundred reusable menstrual pads to underserved communities. The initiative, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Abuja, aims to reduce school absenteeism among girls who lack access to sanitary products during menstruation. At the heart of the campaign is the ‘dignity pad’, a washable, reusable […]

June 30, 2025 7 2

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Increase Funding For PHCs, NGO Urges Governments

By Oluwakemi Kindness The need for increased funding for primary health care facilities across rural communities in Nigeria has again been advocated. The Eagle family foundation, a Non-governmental organisation NGO made the call in Abuja on Saturday while undertaking it's field support service for the needy and vulnerable. The support included the provision of Maternal delivery packs, toiletries, beverages for pregnant and neonatal mothers at the sabon-giri primary health centre […]

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Antimicrobial Resistance: Fleming Fund Project Trains Journalists and Stakeholders on Awareness

By Chinedu Echianu Stakeholders have begun the second phase of addressing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which has been identified as a global health crisis. This is because over ten million people are likely to die annually by 2050 if this crisis is not nipped in the bud as soon as possible. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop the ability to resist the drugs […]

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FG Approves Recruitment of 50 Doctors, 100 Nurses for Correctional Facilities

By: Sulyman Gobir President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the employment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to improve healthcare services in correctional centers across Nigeria. The approval, conveyed through the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is part of the government's effort to enhance medical care for inmates. This development follows growing concerns over the poor conditions of correctional facilities, including inadequate medical services. Dr. Tunji-Ojo had secured […]

February 14, 2025 16

Economy

Occupational Safety: Labour Ministry Inspects Lagos Factories

By Chinedu Echianu The Ministry of Labour and Employment has conducted an inspection of factories of leading companies in Lagos State, as part of the commitment of the Federal Government to enforcing compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards and labour laws. During the two-day exercise, the inspection team, led by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, visited the factories of Cadbury Plc, Nestle […]

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Nasarawa Advances Public Health Security with Proposed Legal Framework

By: Julian Adetinuyo Stakeholders, government officials, and public health experts converged in Lafia to advance a legal framework aimed at strengthening public health security in Nasarawa State. The engagement, held at Nasarawa, focused on the proposed Public Health Security Bill 2024, which seeks to enhance disease surveillance, epidemic preparedness, and emergency response mechanisms. Declaring the event open, Declaring the event open, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Barr. Isaac […]

January 30, 2025 23

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Health

Health Agencies Demands for More Budgetary Allocation for 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness Some Health Agencies in the country on Tuesday appealed for more budgetary allocation in the 2025 Budget. The agencies including the National Primary Healthcare, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medical And Dental Council Of Nigeria, and the National Health Insurance Authority, made their appeal when they appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Institutions for it budget defense, in Abuja. This is […]

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