Tag: PHC

The facility, alongside many others across the state, has been struggling to provide medical care for malaria-positive patients despite being ...

The 2025 National Health Dialogue convened key voices in Nigeria’s health sector for crucial conversations on reform and accountability.

This is the first time the government is working in a coordinated way to improve PHCs. So, we are moving ...

The strike, which took effect from 1 November, marks an escalation of the dispute between resident doctors and the government ...

In Lagos’s riverine and flood-prone communities, flooding and poor access to healthcare are forcing women to give birth in boats ...

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

He said N300 million had already been released to the State Primary Health Care Management Board, while the balance of ...

The investigative report, published on Thursday, revealed how poorly staffed and ill-equipped PHCs have forced women to deliver at home ...

Akwa Ibom State has one of the lowest percentages (38.6 per cent) of live births delivered in a health facility ...

Mr Aina stressed that the initiative forms part of government’s commitment to improving access to quality healthcare for women and ...

He said the fund was mobilised through the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) and the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative

While progress has been made in restoring health services across resettled areas of Borno State, significant gaps remain.

The project is designed to improve quality and utilisation of immunisation, maternal and child health services, and malaria control, to ...

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the move aims to build a skilled and motivated workforce to drive ...

Mr Tsague lauded Nigeria’s reforms, which he said were built on domestic financing, community engagement, and transparent governance.

It was designed to be financed from not less than one per cent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of ...

As of May 2025, Kaduna State had recorded at least 840 suspected cases, with 62 confirmed infections.

These efforts are part of ongoing initiatives to improve transparency and strengthen primary healthcare financing in Nigeria

He urges leaders to intensify efforts to strengthen health systems and save lives

While he highlighted the challenges, he also acknowledged the progress Africa has made in reducing child deaths.

Mr Gates particularly emphasised the importance of investing in primary healthcare systems, citing them as the foundation for broader development.

The upgrade aims to provide residents with continuous access to healthcare, an official said.

He noted that the HPV vaccine is available free of charge in PHC facilities across the country, like every other ...

He noted that the goal is to have at least one fully functional PHC per ward across the country

Ms Ahmad said this will also address human resource shortages in various facilities, which is crucial for improving healthcare delivery