Osagie Ehanire

Issues that will shape Nigeria’s health sector in 2023

NIGERIANS move into the new year with many expectations ranging from improvement in the nation's economy, security, education, and...

Nigerians decry shortage of workers, poor services at PHCs

NIGERIANS have expressed dismay over the shortage of workers at most primary health centres (PHCs) in the country. During an...

Buhari directs probe of Basic Health Care Provision Fund spending

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to track the utilization of the Basic Health Care...
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Cholera has killed 149 in Nigeria since January – NCDC

CHOLERA has killed 149 people in Nigeria since January this year, as shown by the latest data the Nigeria Centre...

Data shows Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll doubles in 2022  

Lassa fever has killed 171 persons in Nigeria since January, the latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

Nigeria has one doctor ratio to 10,000 population to treat heart diseases – Cardiologists

THERE is only one heart doctor to attend to 10,000 Nigerians, the Nigerian Cardiac Society revealed on Tuesday. The ICIR...
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Kogi, Niger lead in open defecation in Nigeria – Report

RESIDENTS of Kogi and Niger states practice open defecation more than other people in Nigeria, the latest Multiple Indication...

Ondo, Edo top chart as Lassa fever kills 168 Nigerians in eight months

ONDO and Edo states are leading in the number of confirmed cases of Lassa fever as Nigeria records 168...

[EXCLUSIVE] How 37 hospitals shared over N35 billion COVID-19 fund

THE Nigerian government disbursed N35.74 billion to 37 of its 55 hospitals from the COVID-19 Intervention Fund at the peak of...
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Over 70% of Nigerian children denied exclusive breastfeeding benefits – UN

Over 70 per cent of children in Nigeria are denied benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, the United Nations (UN) has...

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