The fund aims to support medical bills or challenges faced by Nigerian health journalists on the job.
The WHO calls for responsible use of antibiotics, which can prevent 10 million deaths due to abuse by the year 2050.
Despite Nigeria’s commitment to allocate 15% of its budget to healthcare following the Abuja Declaration in 2001, ANHEJ highlighted the persisting low allocation of approximately 5 per cent.
The organisation has called on the Coordinating Minister of Health, the Minister of State for Health and others to see to the revival.
Members of the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists have chosen new leadership, emphasising transparency and commitment to healthcare journalism.