Expert advocates citizen-focused new health system for Nigeria

Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe has called for a new health system that is tailored to the needs of the ordinary man in the street

Why Nigerians defecate publicly

Special report on why improved public awareness is not enough to reduce public defecation in Nigeria

First aid tips to save accident victims

The first few minutes of a medical emergency are always critical, but nearly two thirds of us admit we wouldn’t know what to do

Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria

A new study has identified risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria

The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed

Nigeria proposes new deadline for universal health coverage

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Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Nigeria's minister of health has proposed 2020 as the year African countries should target for the attainment of universal health coverage (UHC) in the region. 

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Focus on Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage

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This week, Nigeria's president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) hosted the first Presidential Summit on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) - the first-of-its-kind in Africa. HealthNewsNG.com exclusively spoke to Dr. Joseph Ana, Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association National Committee on Clinical Governance and Research, on the summit and its outcomes. He also spoke on what impacts the summit would have on the Nigerian health sector.

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