DR-TB occurs when TB bacteria become resistant to at least one of the first-line existing TB medications.
The significant surge in drug prices started last year following the departure of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Nigeria Plc, the second-largest drug producer in the country.
Health Minister highlights strides in health insurance coverage, pledges digitalization of healthcare system for enhanced accessibility and efficiency.
The Nigerian government initiates a transformative phase, harnessing the $933 million Global Fund grant to fortify health systems and combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria from 2024 to 2026.
The grant will cover a one year period to enable WHO to provide technical assistance to the Government of Nigeria on polio surveillance.
In a drive to bolster healthcare, the government plans to allocate N50 billion to state Primary Healthcare Centres, aiming to boost services and achieve Universal Health Coverage.
Rotavirus commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea and vomiting in infants and young children. Children may become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized and can even die.
Girls aged 9 to 14 years will receive a single dose of the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV).
Highlights the centrality of precise data in bolstering governance, population health, economic value chains, and public health security.
This move, according to Prof. Pate, will help to address the menacing crisis of brain drain, ensuring there are adequate clinical manpower in health facilities.
Assures that the creation of the programme will address medical equipment deficit in tertiary hospitals
Pledges to overhaul Nigeria’s healthcare system, focusing on accessibility, affordability, and quality care for all.
The organisation has called on the Coordinating Minister of Health, the Minister of State for Health and others to see to the revival.
Annually, over 700,000 lives are lost to suicide worldwide, with 77 per cent of these tragedies unfolding in low and middle-income nations, according the World Health Organization.