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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Chinyere Elizabeth Okoroafor |Alao Abiodun
Government must do something to halt the Exodus of medical personnel, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) counseled yesterday. The association urged the Federal Government to shift focus from expanding nursing education to addressing the systemic issues driving mass emigration of nurses in search of greener pastures. According to the association, no fewer than 15,500 nurses had left Nigeria as of February this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
Health and Social Welfare Coordinating Minister Ali Pate has challenged Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute to building a resilient and inclusive healthcare system in the country. Pate gave the charge while unveiling the Diaspora Hub App, developed by the African Diaspora Corporation (ADC) in Abuja yesterday. “This is a defining moment. We need more than money; we need your connections, your innovations and your leadership.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has emphasized the urgent need to prevent the country from becoming a dumping ground for substandard laboratory equipment. It warned that such negligence may lead to diagnostic errors. The Committee called on the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) to curb the influx of inferior laboratory equipment and uphold global standards.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Ekaete Bassey |Alao Abiodun
Nigeria’s road infrastructure is set for a major transformation as the government shifts from direct funding to private sector participation through the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI), the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has said. He noted that with only 31 per cent of the country’s 195,000-kilometer road network paved, poor maintenance and inefficient transport routes have long hindered economic growth.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Adekunle Yusuf |Dele Anofi
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has assured Nigerians, especially those living with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), that the country has taken steps to maintain a steady supply of antiretroviral drugs. NACA’s Director-General Temitope Ilori said that despite recent concerns raised by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Federal Government had taken proactive steps to prevent any potential shortage of HIV medication.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Chinyere Elizabeth Okoroafor |Alao Abiodun
More than 100 truckloads of substandard, fake, expired, and banned medicines worth over a trillion naira were in six weeks evacuated from Lagos, Onitsha and Aba drug markets. In Lagos where officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) raided the Idumota Market, 27 truckloads of such medicines were seized and destroyed. Eighty truckloads were from Ariaria Road Warehouse and Open Drug markets in Aba, Abia State as well as Onitsha, Anambra markets.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has pledged to deliver four million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, supporting his bid for a second term. The Forum has also passed a vote of confidence in APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, commending his leadership and the unity he has brought to the party.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his dedication to combating cervical cancer by partnering with the National Task Force on Cervical Cancer Elimination. The Minister stressed the urgency of collaboration while highlighting the critical need for strengthened cancer prevention and treatment efforts, citing 2022 statistics that recorded 20 million global cancer cases with 9.7 million deaths, including 127,000 cases and 79,000 deaths in Nigeria.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) has trained over 3,000 health workers in support of the federal government’s health sector revitalization efforts, it emerged on Wednesday. The initiative, whose goal was to hoi forces with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare workforce, also aims to build capacity and address the ongoing migration of critical health professionals from the country.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Dele Anofi |Alao Abiodun
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has urged Nigerians to prioritize safety while celebrating this year’s Valentine’s Day, emphasizing the need for responsible expressions of love. NACA Director General, Temitope Ilori, reminded the public that love and intimacy should always be accompanied by caution, stressing that while HIV remains a serious public health concern, it is also preventable.
