Tag: Osagie Ehanire

“There is no doubt that the impact of putting money into the health system particularly the primary healthcare system will ...

Nigeria has witnessed a surge in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks and increased mortality.

Mr Ehanire says preparations are ongoing to receive the COVID-19 vaccines.

"The new anointing water - never a sickness it cannot heal, never an affliction it cannot cure, never a problem ...

The minister also lists possible challenges to acquiring the vaccine.

A total of 1,197 deaths have now been recorded from COVID-19 hus far in Africa’s most populous country.

There were 675 new cases and six deaths on Thursday.

Some COVID-19 isolation centres located inside Karu and Asokoro general hospitals had earlier been closed following reduction in the number ...

Ehanire says one primary health care center will be built per one ward in all the political wards in the ...

About 1.2 million people living with HIV in Nigeria received support to improve quality of life, including TB/HIV care services ...

The NHIS and a ministerial committee are to draft the framework for the health insurance scheme

The Nigerian government launches five policies to tackle the disease burden.

The Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) will be run by NHIS

The committee will generate strategies for the zcquisition, deployment and options for licenced production of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Global Fund says it is investing $500 million over the next three years to fight TB in 11 African countries.

No deaths were recorded as a result of complications from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The facility has been closed for the past four months.

"We have plans to provide better funding for our hospitals in Nigeria and make such migration unattractive,” the official said.

The 179 new cases were reported from 13 states.

Mr Ehanire lamented that the country’s health indices are poor and totally unacceptable.

The Federal Ministry of Health has warned Nigerians against non-essential travel to high burden countries.

The 187 new cases were reported from 13 states.

“With laboratory testing and case management in one location, there is a much shorter time between sample collection and infection ...

The minister wants enhanced means of testing.

Mr Ehanire urges JOHESU to halt the industrial action and go into negotiation with government