A new report launched on Tuesday by the Family Planning 2020, FP2020, has ranked Nigeria among the worst countries in the delivery of family planning services. Nigeria is second to India in a global ranking on the number of women that die as a result of pregnancy.
The Federal Government has obtained a $125 million loan from the World Bank to tackle the resurgence of the wild polio virus and other health challenges in the country.
Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole has disclosed that the federal government has released the sum of 420 million Naira each to every state, to upgrade their primary healthcare facilities.
Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has lamented the two confirmed cases of Wild Polio Virus Type 1 in Borno State, saying that the development was a setback for the nation.
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the International community and donor agencies that his administration was making progress in its effort to correct the lapses of Nigeria as a nation.
Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole says government will adopt all legal and administrative measures to ensure effective implementation of the National Tobacco Control Act.
