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The World Bank says it “has to take some responsibility’’ for advising Nigeria and other African countries to invest more in roads, railways and energy rather than in education and health. The World Bank President, Mr. Jim Yong Kim, made…

ABUJA - The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has made fresh call on the Executive-Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf to step aside from the scheme over alleged fresh…

Top endocrinologists and other experts in the management of diabetes around the world are expected to converge in Lagos next week for the second edition of the Diabetes Summit organized by Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical healthcare…

The award winning plant Procter and Gamble (P&G), a leading fast moving consumer goods company in Nigeria and makers of Pampers and Ariel, has received the National Development Safety and Health Award as a testament to the Company’s…

Dr. Ene Obong, Director of Climate Change, MoH (representing the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Nigeria); CEO Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu; Chief Executive Officer, Public Health England, Professor…

Amidst statistics showing that Ebola has claimed no fewer than 101 lives, with 151 people affected, as at September 25 the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for the protection of humanitarian workers and civilians in Democratic…

ABUJA - Power Forward, a youth development initiative of Africare, Exxonmobil and National Basketball Association, in conjunction with the Federal Capital Territory Secondary Education Board, has attracted more beneficiaries in schools in…

From Akin Jimoh, (DEVCOM) with Agency report NEW YORK - World leaders at the first-ever UN High-level meeting on TB, have agreed to mobilize US$ 13 billion a year by 2022 to implement TB prevention and care, and US$ 2 billion for…

President Buhari at the UN yesterday President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to serve as a Co-chair of the first Multi-Stakeholder Panel discussion at the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on Tuberculosis (TB) which…

25 September 2018 ¦ New York City - Ahead of the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on Tuberculosis (TB), global health and business leaders convened at the TB Innovation Summit and pledged major commitments to end the world’s…