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Over 10 million Nigerians are receiving healthcare services from Basic HealthCare Provision Fund (BHCPF) funded primary healthcare facilities. The Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) was established under section 11 of the National Health Act as a catalytic funding to improve access to primary health care. It is derived from an annual grant from the federal government of not less than one percent (1%) of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The Coordinating Minister of Health...

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Anambra State has won two prestigious awards at the National Primary Healthcare Leadership Challenge held in Abuja. The state smiled home with the Best State in the Entire Southeast zone and the Overall Best State in the Entire Country. A post shared by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Ejimofor Opara on social media, said for winning the best state in the southeast zone, Anambra State received a cheque...

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…FG, Adamawa Govts Signs MoU The Federal and Adamawa state governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Yola to convert Cottage Hospital Hong and General Hospital Mubi to Federal Medical Centers. Daju Kachollom, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health signed for the Federal Government while Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta signed on behalf of Adamawa State. Speaking after the signing ceremony, Minister of Health Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate reiterated the Federal Government’s...

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The Plateau State government has expressed worries over the continued stigmatization of people living with HIV in the state. Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, the State Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen to kickstart the series of events to celebrate the 2024 World’s AIDS Day with the theme: “Take the Right Path to End HIV/AIDS”. The Commissioner added that the theme resonated deeply with the government’s commitment in Plateau State to prioritize health equity...

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The Ogun State Government has officially banned open defecation and urination as part of its efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6, which focuses on water accessibility, sanitation, and hygiene for all. Commissioner for Environment Ola Oresanya announced the plan to ban during the commissioning of four new public toilets equipped with bio-digesters in border communities along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, including Berger, Isheri, Warewa, and Magboro, on Tuesday to commemorate World Toilet Day being celebrated...

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The federal government will soon launch a national policy on organ transplantation in December 2024. Daju Kachollom, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting in Abuja on guidelines for organ donation and transplantation organized by the National Tertiary Health Institutions Standards Committee (NTHISC) alongside other partners. The Permanent Secretary who was represented by Dr Jimoh Salaudeen, Director of Hospital Services, explained that the ministry has established the...

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The Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Matshidiso Moeti said the number of people living with diabetes in the African region is projected to rise to 54 million by 2045. Moeti stated this on Thursday in her message commemorating 2024 World Diabetes Day, themed “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps” explaining that the figure marks the highest predicted increase globally if urgent action is not taken. The Regional Director emphasizes that improving diabetes management in...

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday called for an evaluation of Medecins Sans Frontieres’ activities and programmes in Borno state. The commission while presenting a report to Borno state absolved the Nigerian military of complicity in the reported termination of about 10,000 pregnancies in the North East. Recall that on December 7, 2022, Reuters published a report alleging that since 2013, the Nigerian military conducted a secret, systematic, and illegal abortion programme in...

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The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) says the nation’s economic situation has forced several Nigerians into self-medication, resulting in organ failure and subsequently, death. ANPMP’s Chairman, Dr Odia Festus Ihongbe in an interview in Abuja, noted that Nigerians now google their symptoms and buy “drugs from chemists until it gets to the terminal stage. Dr Odia revealed that the situation has resulted in private hospitals in Nigeria folding up and explained that morgues...

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Eko Club International (ECI), a global body of Lagos Diaspora indigenes, has offered free medical check-ups, medications and treatment for over 6,000 indigent residents of Lagos State. The President of ECI, Chief Saheed Olushi stated this while addressing journalists at the dinner organised at the palace of Elegbeda of Egbeda, Oba Abdul-Hammed Oorelope-Laka, after the club’s 2024 Medical Mission, held in some Lagos communities. According to reports, the intervention in Egbeda in Alimosho Local Government...

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