Tag: #HealthReform
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PLATEAU LEADS IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PUSH, PATE COMMENDS REFORMS
Plateau State is earning national praise for stepping up its primary healthcare game. Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has applauded the Plateau Government for making strong progress in revitalising primary healthcare across the state. Speaking in Jos at the graduation of Cohort 1.0 and onboarding of Cohort 2.0 of the National…
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CARDINAL ONAIYEKAN CALLS FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO END MEDICAL TOURISM IN NIGERIA
Former Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has urged for stronger collaboration between public and private hospitals to stop the growing trend of Nigerians traveling abroad for medical treatment. Speaking in Abuja at the commissioning of new state-of-the-art medical units at Wellington Neurosurgery Hospital, the cardinal condemned medical tourism, especially among Nigerian leaders. He stressed…
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ANAMBRA GOVERNOR SOLUDO REVAMPS 130 PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES IN 3 YEARS
Governor Chukwuma Soludo is transforming healthcare in Anambra State, having rehabilitated 130 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) with power, water, and modern equipment. Dr Afam Obidike, the state’s Health Commissioner, revealed these achievements during a tour of the new Solution Trauma Centre in Awka. Soludo’s vision includes new hospitals like Okpoko General and Solution Specialist Hospital,…
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FG RELEASES ₦32.9 BILLION TO BOOST PRIMARY HEALTHCARE UNDER BHCPF 2.0 REFORM
The Federal Government has disbursed an additional ₦32.9 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) as part of the BHCPF 2.0 reform agenda to strengthen primary healthcare centers nationwide. Announced by Dr. Oritseweyimi Ogbe at the 12th Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting in Abuja, this is the third tranche for 2025 aimed at improving…
