PSN Will Push For Reduction Of Pharmaceuticals in Nigeria

HealthNewsNigeriaPSN Will Push For Reduction Of Pharmaceuticals in Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 6, 2024

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, said it will take measures to ensure the reduction of prices of drugs and other medical devices in Nigeria. Prof. Cyril Usifoh, PSN President, who disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital after the National Council meeting on Monday, noted that President Bola Tinubu’s recent order on Zero Tariffs for pharmaceutical raw materials, equipment, and other essentials will bring down the prices of medicines. He said the association has...

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NGO Advocates Implementation Of Paid Maternity Leave

HealthNewsNigeriaNGO Advocates Implementation Of Paid Maternity Leave

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2024

Journalists for Public Health and Development Initiative, J4PD, a Bauchi-based Civil Society Organization has advocated the accelerated implementation of six months of paid maternity leave for working mothers that would enable them to concentrate on exclusive breastfeeding for their new babies. Bashir Hassan Abubakar, J4PD’s Knowledge Management and Communication Advisor in a statement on the occasion of 2024 World Breastfeeding Week says accelerated implementation of the six months of paid maternity leave for Nursing mothers...

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First Regional Model Veterinary Hospital to Be Established in Enugu State

HealthNewsNigeriaFirst Regional Model Veterinary Hospital to Be Established in Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 30, 2024

Enugu State has been selected for the first Regional Model Veterinary Hospital for the South-East Zone. The National Project Coordinator Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), Mr. Sanusi Abubakar stated this when he and his team visited the Enugu State Governor on Monday at the Government House, Enugu. “Today in my office, I received a delegation from the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), led by the National Project Coordinator, Mr. Sanusi Abubakar,...

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7,887 Dialysis Consumables Approved For Purchase By FEC For 7 Hospitals 

HealthNewsNigeria7,887 Dialysis Consumables Approved For Purchase By FEC For 7 Hospitals 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 29, 2024

To make healthcare more accessible to citizens suffering from kidney diseases, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved the purchase of 7,887 dialysis consumables for seven Federal Government managed hospitals across the country. Ali Pate, Minister of Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Work disclosed this to correspondents after the council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Pate, the gesture is aimed at addressing the rising...

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500 Private Hospitals Shut Down In Nigeria Over Economic Hardship –ANPMP

HealthNewsNigeria500 Private Hospitals Shut Down In Nigeria Over Economic Hardship –ANPMP

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 29, 2024

No fewer than 500 private hospitals across the country have been forced to shut down due to current economic hardship within the last six months. Dr. Kay Adesola, National President Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) at a press conference in Makurdi, Benue State, during the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. According to Adesola, the affected hospitals ceased operations due to the inability of patients to pay for treatment, inadequate capitalization of the National...

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Diabetes Patients Spend Over N100,000 Monthly On Insulin – NASR

HealthNewsNigeriaDiabetes Patients Spend Over N100,000 Monthly On Insulin – NASR

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 25, 2024

The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), in partnership with Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria, has raised concerns over t The escalating costs of diabetes treatment in the country have become a great concern to the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) and Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, the coalition lamented that some diabetes patients are spending over N100,000 monthly on essential supplies like insulin, syringes, and...

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UNICEF, UNFPA To Trains 4,500 Health Workers In Three States

HealthNewsNigeriaUNICEF, UNFPA To Trains 4,500 Health Workers In Three States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 24, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is set to train 4,500 health workers on Straightening Access to Reproductive and Adolescent Health (SARAH) in Adamawa, Kwara and Sokoto States. Mr Oluseyi Olosunde , Health Officer, UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office made this known at a sensitization workshop for stakeholders for the successful implementation of the programme in Yola on Tuesday. He said the objective of the four-year programme was...

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Spread Of Tuberculosis In Kano Worries Society for Family Health

HealthNewsNigeriaSpread Of Tuberculosis In Kano Worries Society for Family Health

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 24, 2024

The increasing spread of tuberculosis (TB) among children in Kano State has become worrisome to the Society for Family Health (SFH). The lead for TB and Corporate Philanthropy at SFH, Pharmacist Jane Adizue raised the concern during a roundtable discussion on enhancing child-focused TB care and treatment in Kano, organized by SFH. “The challenges associated with TB include prompt diagnosis, care, and guidance. We are here today to explore ways to improve treatment for our...

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Brain Drain: APN President says 100 Psychiatric Physicians Left Nigeria in 2023

HealthNewsNigeriaPoliticsBrain Drain: APN President says 100 Psychiatric Physicians Left Nigeria in 2023

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 19, 2024

No fewer than 100 psychiatric physicians have left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last year 2023. Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) revealed this on Thursday in Lagos while examining the brain drain rate in Nigeria’s psychiatric profession in 2023. Obindo lamented that the psychiatric profession was the worst hit by ongoing brain drain syndrome in the Nigerian medical sector. “The brain drain was affecting the psychiatric practice/profession more...

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Federal Government To Support States Affected By Cholera Outbreak

HealthNewsNigeriaFederal Government To Support States Affected By Cholera Outbreak

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 24, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Environment has vowed to support states most affected by the cholera outbreak with chlorine solution/tablets, water and food testing resources, materials, and technical advisory. The States most affected, contributing 90% of the total cases, are Bayelsa, Lagos, Zamfara, Abia, Bauchi, Cross River, Ebonyi, Delta, and Katsina. Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako in a statement said the Ministry through the Department of Pollution Control and Environmental Health, and the Environmental...

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