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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The federal government in collaboration with Gavi vaccine alliance, has launched $191 million grant Health System Strengthening Phase 3 (HSS-3) for the next four years. The grant is to boost health system and immunisation in order to save Nigerian children from deaths resulting from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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1 week ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The federal government in collaboration with Gavi the vaccine alliance, has launched $191m grant Health System Strengthening Phase 3 (HSS-3) for the next 4 years. This grant is to boost health system and immunization in order to save Nigerian children from deaths resulting from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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2 weeks ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
To enhance access to quality health care especially in rural and underserved communities, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Tuesday inaugurated Renewed Hope Health Connect (RHHC) management committee to bridge the gap in healthcare delivery across the country. The RHHCC is a medical outreach programme that will be conducted in selected 55 Senatorial districts across the country, targeting the most vulnerable populations.
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2 weeks ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The deputy governor of Borno state, Umar Usman Kadafur, has commissioned a newly constructed state-of-the-art General Hospital Phase 2 Biu built and equipped by the Borno state government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The commissioning of the second phase of the General Hospital Biu underscores the unwavering commitment of the Borno state administration to prioritising the health and well-being of its citizens.
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2 weeks ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
As Nigeria joins to commemorate World Malaria Day (WMD), the statistics have revealed that World Malaria Report (WMR) 2024 shows Nigeria alone is responsible for 27% of the global malaria cases and 31% of its global deaths.
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3 weeks ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that one in 5 children in Africa are under-vaccinated. The acting WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, in his message to commemorate the 2025 African Vaccination Week from 24 to 30, said in 2023 alone, 6.7 million children received no vaccines at all. Measles outbreaks persist, while vaccine-derived poliovirus continues to pose a threat. “The theme for 2025, ‘Immunization for all is humanly possible,’ is a powerful call to action.
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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The UK government’s MOBILIST program is investing N9.5 billion in InfraCredit, Nigeria’s first and only domestic creditor guarantor to support the company list on Nigeria’s NASD OTC Exchange Plc. This investment supports InfraCredit’s listing on Nigeria’s NASD OTC Exchange Plc (NASD) with a total valuation of N64 billion ($41m). InfraCredit is raising N27 billion ($17.7m) in new equity. Nigeria needs over $2.3 trillion in investment between 2021 and 2043 to bridge its infrastructure gap.
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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Tuesday issued a warning following a report of health service disruptions in 70 percent of its surveyed country offices, citing sudden suspensions and reductions in Official Development Assistance (ODA) for health.
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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The permanent secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Daju Kachollom, has urged directors in the ministry to ensure effective service delivery within the health sector to the Nigerian populace. Kachollom stated this Thursday during a retreat for directors in Enugu state, noting that the retreat was critical to achieving the mandate of the ministry, as well as ensuring purposeful succession plan to sustain the ministry’s current achievements.
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1 month ago | 
blueprint.ng | Helen Oji
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, Wednesday, stated the need for collective efforts to strengthen healthcare regulation and leadership in Africa. He stated this while speaking at a workshop of the Association of Medical Council of Africa in Abuja and added that the workshop speaks to our collective resolve and the pressing issues we must address to strengthen healthcare regulation and leadership as the bedrock of sustainable health systems.
