healthcare
NAFDAC’s 5+5 policy reshapes pharma industry
By Desire Uzochukwu Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity is expanding, with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, reporting a...
Bille gas blast: Woman badly burned as CAPPA demands evacuation
... Group wants oil, gas activities suspended, emergency response deployed
Lagos govt clears air on Randle hospital row, says patient got N93,950 free care
By Joyce Ekeh The Lagos State Government has dismissed allegations that officials at Randle General Hospital attempted to delay treatment or extort money...
NICRAT backs football legends’ war on cancer
By Desire Uzochukwu The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, NICRAT, has thrown its weight behind a charity football match featuring former...
37m Nigerian women, girls face period poverty as stakeholders seek affordable pads
By Desire Uzochukwu An estimated 37 million Nigerian women and girls are facing period poverty, with rising menstrual product costs, inadequate water, sanitation...
Health workers reject SSANU over CONTTA, threaten court action
... Accuse union of abandoning dues-paying members
SARMAAN reaches 16m Nigerian children
By Joyce Ekeh As global health leaders converge on Cape Town for the 18th World Congress on Public Health, Nigeria is putting forward...
Benue moves to fund health as donor support dries up
By John Unwaba Benue State is moving to reduce its dependence on donor funding for healthcare as declining external support threatens the sustainability...
