Tag: Iziaq Salako

Linear accelerators are machines used in radiotherapy to deliver high-energy radiation to destroy cancer cells while limiting damage to surrounding ...

At the heart of the discussions was a persistent financing problem: healthcare providers struggle to access affordable, long-term capital, while ...

He said funding for the programme had already been provided in the 2025 and 2026 federal budgets, with implementation expected ...

Among the achievements highlighted by the minister were the training of over 1,000 frontline health workers on the Safer Births ...

President Tinubu stated this when he received a delegation of Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations Worldwide.

According to him, the fund is designed to provide timely and equitable support for cancer patients facing challenges such as ...

The initiative, known as the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI), was launched on Monday at the National Healthcare Electrification ...

According to previous reports the doctors have repeatedly been owed salaries for months in 2021, 2024, and 2025, forcing some ...

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare made the pledge on Friday after medical teams at the Federal Medical ...

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering an address at ...

According to him, biomedical engineers are vital to keeping medical devices for diagnosis, treatment, and patient monitoring in proper working ...

The 5-year plan was unveiled in Abuja alongside its 2026 Annual Lecture Series, where government officials, health reform advocates, and ...

The official said the outcomes represent a major boost to Nigeria’s public health response and align with the World Health ...

Mr Salako noted that Nigeria has placed 98 per cent of people living with HIV on treatment, surpassing the UNAIDS ...

The new findings, he said, reveal a notable decline in daily tobacco use among adults, reflecting the impact of national ...

The Minister also called for increased investment, transparency, and collaboration to strengthen system resilience

Nigeria continues to struggle in the quest for local vaccine production as procurement of foreign-made vaccines now costs the country ...

The Minister said the government is moving to rebuild the sector through improved infrastructure, expanded workforce, and integrated service delivery.

He added that the nine health priorities of the Renewed Hope Agenda and the four pillars of the HSRII are ...

Mr Salako said such inclusion would be impractical and could lead to administrative and financial complications

The ministry stated that the approval followed President Bola Tinubu's directive to ensure the immediate settlement of arrears owed to ...

The AU adopted the CHW initiative in 2017, setting a target of two million workers by 2030.

The order comes as the federal government sets new health financing targets

The dialogue, which runs until 4 September, is expected to generate concrete actions to expand financial protection, improve transparency in ...

The minister noted that since 2023, admission quotas for training medical and dental doctors have increased by 38 and 62 ...