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2025 World Pharmacists Day
Pharmacists As Strategic Partners To Build Healthier Societies Not Just Dispensers of Medicine Says Pate As Nigeria joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 2025 World Pharmacists Day, the Coordinating Minister of Health & Ṣocial Welfare Professor Muhammad Ali Pate CON, has affirmed the vital role of Pharmacists…
80th UNGA: Nigeria Call for Global Investment in Eye Health To Prevent Blindness Across Continents
Nigeria Government has called for increased global investment in eye health, stressing that preventing blindness and visual impairment is both a moral imperative and an economic necessity. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made the call on Wednesday while delivering remarks at a…
Nigeria Backs African Union Drive to Scale Up 2 Million Community Health Workers for Universal Health Coverage
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to the African Union’s (AU) vision of institutionalizing Community Health Workers (CHWs) as the foundation of primary healthcare delivery across the continent. Speaking at the African CDC 2nd Taskforce Meeting of the…
FG Inaugurates National Inter-Agency Working Group, Unveils Five-Year Plan to Eliminate Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare convened key stakeholders to address the growing threat of lead poisoning in the country, inaugurating the National Interagency Working Group on Lead Poisoning Elimination in Nigeria. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, represented…
FG Vows to End Unethical Transplantation Services— Clarion Call Care Foundation Pledges Support
In a decisive move to curb unethical and illegal organ and tissue transplantation practices in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has inaugurated the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC), in line with the provisions of the National Health Act 2014. The committee, chaired by Professor…
Wednesday 10th September 2025: Marked the second day of the Power4Health Dialogue with 3 technical sessions cutting across, strengthening PPP, financing, and inter- sectoral collaboration.
Wednesday 10th September 2025: Marked the second day of the Power4Health Dialogue with 3 technical sessions cutting across, strengthening PPP, financing, and inter- sectoral collaboration. A high point was the signing of an across government and across society compact for the sustainable electrification of public and private health facilities in…
FG Leads Call for ‘Big Push’ to End Malaria in Africa, Urges Domestic Solutions and Sustainable Financing
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has called on African leaders and stakeholders to take full ownership of the fight against malaria, warning that over-reliance on external financing and fragmented interventions will continue to stall progress against the disease that kills nearly 600,000 people globally each year. Delivering a keynote…
FG Moves to Eliminate Drug Stockouts, Launches Digital Inventory Model for Essential Medicines
The Federal Government has unveiled a new digitalised inventory consignments model aimed at tackling persistent challenges in the supply and affordability of essential medicines across Federal and national hospitals. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Daju Kachollom mni, stated…
Ending Blackouts in Tertiary Hospitals: Tinubu Prioritises Reliable Power for Healthcare Services.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said fixing the power crisis in Nigeria’s hospitals is now a national priority, describing unreliable electricity in health facilities as a life-threatening challenge that demands urgent action. The President who was represented by Senator George Akume CON, Secretary to the Government of the Federation at the…