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Shortage of human resources, poor infrastructure and inadequate funding are some of the challenges the monarch said are bedevilling the country’s health sector.

A lawmaker calls for the establishment of a Teaching Hospital Commission which will help coordinate the sector.

Mr Bello also speaks on the ‘PHC Under One Roof’ project.

Mr Abubakar speaks on his experiences while he was in government.

World Asthma Day is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness.

A state official explains why the authorities took the position.

The ‘Turn Nigeria Orange’ Project aims to strengthen the culture of hand hygiene and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in healthcare institutions.

Ebola in DRC and more young persons committing suicide are some of the headlines news last week

The association says it will produce statistics on the exodus of medical doctors from Nigeria

CHIPS is designed to harmonise community-level healthcare interventions and services under the guidance of the Federal Government

An official said that there were about 2.5 million seizures of codeine made across the country.

Titled “National Health Insurance Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019”, the new bill, when made law is expected to invalidate some aspects of the old law.

NAN reports that the shortage of the drug had led to several deaths in some snake-treatment centres.

Although the African region saw a decline in number of cases in 2018, it remains the region with the highest burden of the disease.

Mr Adewole said that the success of the vaccine would catalyse global efforts at eliminating malaria.

“No, I am not worried… we have a surplus. If you have a surplus, you export…” minister Ngige had said.

Mr Ngige said the country has ‘enough’ medical doctors to attend to the needs of Nigerians.

For a country to be certified polio-free, it must have gone two years without reporting a case of polio.

The exercise is to mark the African Vaccination Week.

WHO listed Nigeria among nine African countries with fresh measles outbreaks this year

The WHO said increased investments in malaria prevention and control will go a long way in fighting the disease.

The ground for the global measles outbreaks we are witnessing today was laid years ago.