Nigeria: Gombe To Promote Child Spacing Methods To Reduce Maternal Mortality
By Ahmad Umar: In order to reduce maternal mortality, the Gombe State Government, northeast of the country, has taken steps to promote child birth spacing...
75% Of Children Born With Sickle Cell In Nigeria Don’t See Their 5th Birthday – Group
The Sickle Cell Support Network, an NGO, says Nigeria records about 150,000 sickle cell births annually but 75 per cent of this number never...
South Africa: A Step Closer To National Health Insurance
By Iliya Kure South Africa's Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi says the release of two bills - the Medical Schemes Amendment Bill and the National Health...
Nigeria: Foundation Decries Low Response To Voluntary Blood Donation
The Trauma Care International Foundation (TCIF), an NGO, on Tuesday decried the low and poor response to voluntary blood donation by Nigerians. Dr Deola Phillips,...
Nigeria: Kaduna Rolls-Out Contributory Health Scheme, But It Must Learn From The Mistakes Of NHIS
By Iliya Kure Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria is at various stages of implementation, especially at the state levels. As at December 2017, only 14 states...
