Picture Gallery
The Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako at the high-level event
The Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako at the high-level event titled “The Value of Vision: The Case for Investment” held 24 September 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on the margins of the 80th UN General Assembly.
80th UNGA: Nigeria Call for Global Investment in Eye Health To Prevent Blindness Across Continents
Nigeria Government has called for increased global investment in eye health, stressing that preventing blindness and visual impairment is both a moral imperative and an economic necessity. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made the call on Wednesday while delivering remarks at a…
Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare, in a warm handshake with his counterpart
Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare, in a warm handshake with his counterpart at @ the African CDC 2nd Taskforce Meeting of the Community Health Continental Coordination Mechanism (CCM) Principals at UNICEF Headquarters in New York, on the sidelines of the 80th United…
African CDC 2nd Taskforce Meeting of the Community Health Continental Coordination Mechanism (CCM) Principals
At the African CDC 2nd Taskforce Meeting of the Community Health Continental Coordination Mechanism (CCM) Principals on 23 September 2025, at UNICEF Headquarters in New York, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 5th from Left:Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Honourable Minister of State for Health &…
Nigeria Backs African Union Drive to Scale Up 2 Million Community Health Workers for Universal Health Coverage
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to the African Union’s (AU) vision of institutionalizing Community Health Workers (CHWs) as the foundation of primary healthcare delivery across the continent. Speaking at the African CDC 2nd Taskforce Meeting of the…
Two- Day Workshop on Finalization and Validation of Five-Year Strategic Plan on Lead Poisoning Elimination/Inauguration of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Lead Elimination.
Middle: Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi mni Director/Head Health Nutrition Department FMoHSW, representing the Honourable Coordinating Minister for Health &Social Welfare, leading the pledge for commitment to Lead Poisoning Elimination in Nigeria by the Inter-Agency Working Group on Lead Elimination.
Two- Day Workshop on Finalization and Validation of Five-Year Strategic Plan on Lead Poisoning Elimination/Inauguration of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Lead Elimination.
Front Row (Fourth from Left): Representing the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyegbusi mni Director/Head, Health Nutrition Department FMoHSW; On her immediate Left:Mrs. Adegbite Olufunmilola Director Epidemiology Division/National Lead Elimination Programme (Public Health Department FMoHSW); Next: Chief John OruakpaDirector Health Promotion Division(Family Health Department FMoHSW) Extreme…
FG Inaugurates National Inter-Agency Working Group, Unveils Five-Year Plan to Eliminate Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare convened key stakeholders to address the growing threat of lead poisoning in the country, inaugurating the National Interagency Working Group on Lead Poisoning Elimination in Nigeria. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, represented…
19 September 2025 | NCDC Public Health Advisory following the Suspected Viral Haemorrhagic-Fever Events in Abuja: What Nigerians Should Know.
Issued by: Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) wish to inform the public that two recent suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever in Abuja both tested negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses. We are currently testing samples for other…