By Sola Ogundipe FOLLOWING the closure of the Ilupeju branch of Sweet Sensation Confectioneries by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control, (NAFDAC), many fast food outlets in Lagos are taking measures to comply with standard sanitation and  environmental regulations. A number of the outlets visited last week had stepped up effort […]

By Chioma Obinna THE  Health Bill before the National Assembly would create a fund out of the consolidated revenue of the government to purchase health insurance for the less privileged. Endorsing the Bill, Managing Director, Premium Health -  a leading Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) – Dr. Ladi Okuboyejo  lamented the poor health indices in the […]

By Sola Ogundipe THE call by Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the passage of abortion laws all its member States including  Nigeria, has been received with mixed feelings. The call which was contained in a communiqué issued after the First Extraordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers held […]

By Sola Ogundipe LAGOS State Governor,  Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has been called upon by the State branch of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) to put a check on activities of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) under the Lagos State Health Reforms Law. Fashola is also urged to critically appraise […]

By Sola Ogundipe PRESIDENT Umar Yar’Adua, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and  the 36 State  Governors are set to participate in the upcoming  Presidential Summit on Health  being coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health. The event with the theme  “Accepting Collective Responsibility for Improving Our Health in Nigeria,”  holds in Abuja on November 5-6, 2009. […]