By Sola Ogundipe Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have reiterated the call on Federal government to urgently tackle the issue of discriminatory salary wages in the health sector to avoid unwarranted industrial disharmony in this potentially volatile sector. Making the call in a communique issued at the end of […]

THE need for affirmative action and essential support in educating Nigerians about the HIV and AIDS epidemic while ensuring greater protection for pregnant women and children from HIV transmission, coupled with enablement of greater financial resources for Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and improved access to HIV treatment remain key issues in Nigeria even as the country joins the rest of the world to mark the 11th World AIDS Day (WAD) today.

As part of efforts aimed at further reducing the high rate of maternal and child mortality, in the country, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has so far committed a total of N1.2 billion in the second year of implementation of the NHIS/Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) maternal and child health project.

President Umar Yar’Adua is worried by increasing incidents of food poisoning in the country, hence the creation of the Association of Drinks Food Operators of Nigeria (ADFON) to instil proper hygienic conditions in public eating outlets.

IT is a fact that at least 50 per cent of Nigerians live on less than one dollar a day – a development emphasised by the quite poor critical health indicators such as maternal and infant mortality.