How 9 in 10 Rwandans got health insurance
The secret ingredients in Rwanda’s journey to achieving UHC Dr. Agnes Binagwaho - Minister of Health of Rwanda At a...
Nigeria is buying radiotherapy machines but most patients cannot afford cancer drugs
Cancer treatment does not end with radiotherapy, patients must also take drugs which are very expensive. How is Nigeria dealing...
Governorship candidates in Lagos debate health agenda
The health care system over the years in Nigeria have suffered neglect and bedeviled with myriads of challenges begging for...
The heavy burden of living with disability in Nigeria
Banks are sacking disabled employees because the entrance is too narrow while the society believes people with disability don't need...
Nigeria’s proposed health budget for 2019
A breakdown of the 2020 budget for health is now available. Check it out here Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has...
International Labour Organization promotes workplace HIV self-testing
A new policy brief to encourage HIV self-testing at the workplace is being launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the...
Buhari or Atiku – who will deliver Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria?
The two leading Nigerian presidential candidates for the 2019 general elections released their manifestoes to widespread reception across the nation. In...
President Buhari declares state of emergency on water, sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has declared a state of emergency on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Nigeria. He made...
Health is a right, not a privilege – Pope
WHO's Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, met with His Holiness Pope Francis to discuss ways to ensure that all people...
Nigerian government weighs options on cancer-linked plastic bottle component
Nigeria's Health Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole has inaugurated a Technical Committee (TC) on the use of Bisphenol – A (BPA)...
