Health

The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, has revealed that the NHIS now covers some levels of cancer surgeries and chemotherapy.

The House of Representatives has demanded that the Federal Government should raise the allocation of the health sector from 5% to 15% considering the deplorable condition of the Nigerian Health sector.

Okapi Children Cancer Foundation, an NGO under the leadership of Mrs. Kemi Babatunde, on Tuesday donated N2 million to children undergoing cancer treatment at the National Hospital, Abuja.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote, President of African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina and 25 other persons as global leaders, championing the fight against global malnutrition, an initiative of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has on Monday 23rd, September 2019 announced that the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC is set to introduce a second Ebola vaccine starting from mid-October to the end of the year 2019, in a bid to tackle the scourge of the deadly virus.

Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, the Director of Public Affairs of NAFDAC has warned Nigerians to stop the consumption of non-iodised salt as it is harmful to human health.