Fortune Eromonsele

4 days ago | premiumtimesng.com | Mariam Ileyemi |Fortune Eromonsele

Two years into President Bola Tinubu’s tenure, Nigeria’s health sector remains fragile, swamped with various interventions, yet still burdened by old challenges. Despite campaign promises of reforms and some execution, the country continues to grapple with underfunding, inadequate infrastructure, workforce shortages, recurring disease outbreaks, electricity crises in hospitals, and limited access to healthcare services.

4 days ago | htsyndication.com | Mariam Ileyemi |Fortune Eromonsele

Nigeria, June 4 -- Two years into President Bola Tinubu's tenure, Nigeria's health sector remains fragile, swamped with various interventions, yet still burdened by old challenges. Despite campaign promises of reforms and some execution, the country continues to grapple with underfunding, inadequate infrastructure, workforce shortages, recurring disease outbreaks, electricity crises in hospitals, and limited access to healthcare services.

2 months ago | premiumtimesng.com | Mariam Ileyemi |Fortune Eromonsele

The United Nations has warned that recent cuts to global health aid could reverse progress in reducing maternal deaths. A new UN report released to mark the 2025 World Health Day shows a 40 per cent global decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023, which was attributed to improved access to essential health services. However, the report titled Trends in maternal mortality warned that humanitarian funding cuts are now threatening to reverse the progress made over two decades.