PCN board shake-up: Pharmacists reject reduced council, demand stronger professional representation
By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Sunday rejected any attempt to weaken the professional composition of the Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, warning that reducing professional representation could undermine regulation, medicine safety and public health. In a position paper signed by its National President, Pharm. Ayuba Ibrahim […]
FAMILY PLANNING: Nigeria allocates $4m annually for contraceptives
NIGERIA has restated its commitment towards ensuring access of women to family planning services and commodities with a pledge to achieve a modern contraceptive rate of 27 per cent among all women by 2020.
US commits $4.3b to tackle HIV in Nigeria
The US government support for HIV/AIDS programmes in Nigeria totalled $4.3 billion between 2014 and 2016 with more than 700,000 patients treated in 2016 alone.
Oyo, Healthcare Communications sign MoU
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding between the Oyo State government and Healthcare Communications, a leading health development and consultancy firm in Nigeria has been signed for strategic promotion and development of health care delivery.
Flood: Infectious diseases, hypertension loom
According to experts, the stagnant water left behind by the downpour also provides an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes, increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases
National Health Insurance in tatters (2)
In 12 years, we covered only 1.5 percent of Nigerians. They have been padding with complicity. They have formed themselves into a cartel
