Paul Adepoju, Author at healthnews.ng

March 5, 2018

While NCDC and health ministry assure citizens, epidemiological figures point to an outbreak getting out of control Last week, the...

Uber Health aims to remove transportation and access barrier to healthcare

Uber makes major bold step in healthcare with Uber Health Tech giant Uber has launched its first major health service,...

West African Health Organization gets new DG

Prof. Stanley Okolo, a Nigerian, is the new Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) Prof Stanley Okolo...

Gavi seeks new ID technology for immunisation registration and verification

March 2, 2018

Gavi's INFUSE seeks proven registration and identity verification tech to boost immunisation coverage and delivery. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is calling...

As President’s son returns, First Lady reignites national conversations on medical tourism

Facebook comments and Twitter mentions reflect citizens' views on Nigeria's First Family getting treated abroad In another shot at Nigeria's...

Nigeria to access $40m grant to end maternal and newborn deaths by 2030

All Nigerian doctors are expected to have Doctors’ Stamp by April 1

Health ministry bans doctors from issuing documents without the doctors' stamp From April 1, documents issued by doctors without the...

By 2050, 1 of every 13 births globally will occur in Nigeria

Only two African countries allocate 15% of total budget to healthcare

March 1, 2018

Only 2% of health research is focused on Africa Africa accounts for 25 per cent of the world's disease burden,...

“If one radiotherapy machine packs up, the second one will be in use for the benefit of cancer patients”