THE Federal says more than four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished. Mrs Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, the Director of Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare , made this known on Wednesday at a five days meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders …
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THE Federal Ministry of Health, with state health ministries and partners, has launched a 1.2 billion dollars Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) to transform Nigeria’s healthcare system. Dr Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, National Coordinator of SWAp, said this during a media engagement on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar-Sadiq said that this comprehensive strategy was aimed …
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THE Federal Government has urged relevant stakeholders in the health sector to adequately enlighten the populace, especially rural dwellers, on the prevalence of the NOMA disease. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the disease also called cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis, affects malnourished children below six years and …
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THE Federal Government on Monday, confirmed 7,202 cases of diphtheria out of the 11,587 suspected cases across 105 Local Government Areas in 18 states, including the Federal Capital Territory. The FG disclosed this in a joint press statement signed by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the National …
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THE Federal Government, on Monday, said it had developed the National Policy and Implementation Strategy on Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality to improve the safety of all medical procedures, and enhance the quality of health care delivery. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Kachollom Daju, made this …
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