3 d. ago Healthcare federation seeks implementation of waiver on pharmaceutical products

The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria has called on the Nigeria Customs Service to ensure the full implementation of the duty and VAT waivers on pharmaceutical raw materials by issuing circulars to all relevant Zonal Offices and Area Commands. Recently, the Federal Government implemented a two-year import duty and VAT waiver on pharmaceutical raw materials. This Read More

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5 d. ago UNICEF urges hospitals to ensure readily available oxygen for newborns

The United Nations Children’s Fund has emphasised the importance of ensuring that hospitals, particularly Primary Healthcare Centers, have oxygen readily available for newborns who may need it. The UNICEF Health Manager for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) and HIV, Martin Dohlsten, made the call in an interview with the newsmen on Monday in Read More

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6 d. ago Lent: Pope calls for healing amid recovery, misses seventh Angelus

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, urged Catholics Sunday to mark Lent as a “time of healing” as he missed his seventh consecutive Angelus prayer. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church left Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Sunday after five weeks of treatment, returning to the Vatican for what his Read More

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1 week ago Reps seek increased funding for healthcare regulatory agencies

Tribune Online Reps seek increased funding for healthcare regulatory agencies The House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has called on the federal government to increase funding for healthcare regulatory agencies in Nigeria. This appeal was made during an oversight visit to the Nurses and Midwifery Council of Nigeria(NMCN) to assess the state of healthcare services in Nigeria. The Chairman of the House Committee on […] Reps seek increased funding for healthcare regulatory agencies Tribune Online

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1 week ago World TB Day 2025: AHF Nigeria Mobilises To End Tuberculosis 

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has joined partners globally in calling for more substantial political commitments, increased funding, and expanded access to Tuberculosis (TB) services. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, is observed annually on March 24. AHF Nigeria as part of event marking World TB Day is set to hold event on Monday, March 24, across the […]

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1 week ago Foundation seeks political commitment, funding increase to end tuberculosis

Tribune Online Foundation seeks political commitment, funding increase to end tuberculosis The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has joined partners worldwide in calling for stronger political commitments, increased funding, and expanded access to tuberculosis (TB) services as the world observes World Tuberculosis Day. Foundation seeks political commitment, funding increase to end tuberculosis Tribune Online

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2 w. ago PSN Lagos calls for reforms in drug distribution, healthcare workforce welfare

By Doris Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Lagos Chapter, at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) focused on improving drug distribution enforcement and addressing the welfare of non-physician health workers in the state. Chairman, PSN Lagos, Babayemi Oyekunle, emphasised the need for urgent regulatory reforms, particularly in Open Drug Markets (ODMs), to combat the […] The post PSN Lagos calls for reforms in drug distribution, healthcare workforce welfare appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Nearly 50 million people sign up call for reduction of air pollution

Tribune Online Nearly 50 million people sign up call for reduction of air pollution In an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organisations, and individuals worldwide have signed a resounding call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and protect people’s health from its devastating impacts. Nearly 50 million people sign up call for reduction of air pollution Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Sokoto govt increases family planning advocacy, calls for stronger community involvement

Tribune Online Sokoto govt increases family planning advocacy, calls for stronger community involvement The Sokoto State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has commended The Challenge Initiative (TCI) for its steadfast support in promoting family planning and reproductive health across the state. Speaking at a one-day roundtable discussion held on Monday at the Epidemiological Unit of the Specialist Hospital in Sokoto, the agency’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Larai Tambuwal—represented by Malam […] Sokoto govt increases family planning advocacy, calls for stronger community involvement Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Lagosians worry over PSP operators’ disregard for basic hygiene

As many shun hand gloves, face masks, protective clothing Analysts Call for health insurance for personnel Lagos State is said read more Lagosians worry over PSP operators’ disregard for basic hygiene

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3 w. ago VIDEO: ‘I’ve sent him so much money,’ Asake reacts to ailing man claiming to be his father

Nigerian singer Ahmed Ololade, known professionally as Asake has finally broken his silence after a man, Fatai Odunsi, who claimed to be his father, publicly accused him of neglect. In a now-viral video, Odunsi alleged that he has been battling stroke since 2022 and that the singer ignored his calls despite his failing health. Addressing Read More

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3 w. ago Nigeria’s public health system needs urgent reforms — APHPN president

The National President of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, Prof. Alphonsus Isara, on Monday, called for the effective implementation of primary healthcare across the country to address the growing burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Isara also advocated for the establishment of public health and community medicine departments in secondary and tertiary Read More

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3 w. ago IWD: DEPOWA Advocates Implementation Of Policies To Promote Women’s Inclusion 

The president of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, has called on institutions and individuals to implement more policies and programmes that promote women’s empowerment and inclusion. Mrs Musa made the call during the Health Walk organised by DEPOWA on Saturday in Abuja to commemorate the 2025 International Women’s Day […]

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