FEC approves $1.07bn for health sector financing
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.07 billion for healthcare sector reforms under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) programme.
COVID-19: 9,631 active cases under Lagos home based care – Health Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says there are 9,631 active COVID-19 cases being managed under the state’s Home Based Care. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Wednesday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Jan. 31. The commissioner said that there are currently 205 patients under […]
EU set to approve COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said an expert panel would convene on Monday, December 21, to evaluate the vaccine made by U.S. company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech.
‘Nigeria loses 250,000 babies to preventable, treatable causes annually’
Despite the global efforts to end preventable newborn deaths by 2030, through the Sustainable Development Goal 3.2, experts have raised the alarm that Nigeria loses over 250,000 babies yearly due to preventable and treatable causes, even as the country ranks second highest globally in infant deaths.
ARM Holdings boosts healthcare in Lagos
Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM) has given a boost to the healthcare facilities in Lagos State with the renovation and donation of a set of laboratory equipment to the Outpatient Health Centre in Onikan.
Osubi Rotary targets N15m for edu-health projects
ROTARY Club of Osubi, under District 9141, has earmarked N15 million to be expended on educational and health projects for the 2020/2021 Rotary year. The 11th President of the Club, Ighodalo Akpasubi, made the disclosure during his installation last Sunday at Osubi in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.
