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According to him, any future political role would depend on the direction of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and consultations with key stakeholders. The post Health minister dismisses governorship speculation, says focus remains…
At the 2025 National Health Dialogue, the Kaduna State government highlighted what it described as major strides in rebuilding the state’s health sector, citing improvements in primary healthcare, expanded workforce capacity, and strengthened emergency response systems. Despite these claims, PREMIUM…
The Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development on vaccine research and development. NIPRD is a Nigerian research institute that develops and promotes traditional medicine…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African governments to increase domestic investment and strengthen health systems as countries mark the 2025 World AIDS Day. The global health agency said the continent must urgently protect hard-won gains against HIV…
Hannatu Samuel, a widow and mother of three in Nyanya, a community in the Federal Capital Territory, has been living with HIV for over 15 years and consistently taking her antiretroviral drugs, which have prevented her young children from contracting…
The Federal Government has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera vaccines as the country grapples with a rising death toll from the disease. Nationwide data show that cholera has killed no fewer…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its 29-day nationwide strike after the Federal Government met part of its demands. However, the union warned that it would resume industrial action if the remaining conditions are not fulfilled within the…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike commenced 29 days ago. The decision was reached at an ‘extraordinary’ National Executive Council meeting held on Saturday. Confirming the development in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES,…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike commenced 29 days ago. The decision was reached at an ‘extraordinary’ National Executive Council meeting held on Saturday. Confirming the development in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES,…
The World Health Organisation has released its first-ever global guideline on infertility, calling on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable. It comes as infertility affects 1 in 6 people of reproductive age worldwide, while access to…
Kidney stone disease (KSD), also known as nephrolithiasis, is a highly prevalent condition worldwide, representing one of the most common urological disorders. It is a hard deposit formed from minerals and salts in the urinary tract. Once considered uncommon in…
The World Health Organisation has issued its first-ever guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility, calling on countries to overhaul how fertility care is delivered and financed. The guideline lands as infertility affects an estimated 1 in 6…
Health advocates have renewed calls for Nigeria to take full ownership of its HIV response, warning that dependence on foreign donors threatens long-term sustainability of treatment, prevention, and care services. The call was made on Thursday at a media engagement…
State governments on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescent girls, promising to sustain and build on the achievements of ongoing initiatives. The commitment was made in Abuja at the Adolescent 360 Amplify project dissemination meeting,…
The Federal Ministry of Health says the health sector is experiencing unprecedented momentum. This momentum, it says, is driven by a series of major developments strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system, spanning international partnerships, technological innovations, and critical private-sector support. In a…
Health sector leaders and policymakers on Thursday outlined urgent steps Nigeria must take to strengthen primary healthcare (PHC) delivery and mobilise sustainable financing in a rapidly shifting post-aid environment. They spoke at the 2025 National Health Dialogue hosted by PREMIUM…
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