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FG to Integrate Oral Health into Primary Care, Urges Stakeholders Collaboration to Eliminate Noma in Nigeria
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is working assiduously to ensure that oral health is fully integrated into Nigeria’s primary healthcare system; with Primary Health Centres (PHCs) mandated to provide oral hygiene education, counselling, essential diagnostics, fluoride treatment, restorative services and referrals where necessary. The reorganisation and expansion…
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONORABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMEMORATION OF 2025 NATIONAL ORAL HEALTH WEEK, NOMA AWARENESS DAY AND SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP HELD AT THE REIZ CONTINENTAL HOTEL, ABUJA, ON 2ND DECEMBER, 2025.
PROTOCOLS It is with great honor and a deep sense of purpose that I stand before you today on the commemoration of National Oral Health and Noma Day—a day that calls us not only to talk and reflect, but to also act. Today, we spotlight two critical yet often overlooked…
WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, DAJU, KACHOLLOM S. mni, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2025 NATIONAL ORAL HEALTH AND NOMA WEEK, HELD AT REIZ INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL ABUJA, ON TUESDAY, 2ND DECEMBER 2025
PROTOCOLIt is my pleasure to warmly welcome you to the 2025 National Oral Health and NOMA Week. This annual observance provides us with an important opportunity to reaffirm our collective commitment to improving oral health outcomes in Nigeria and, more importantly, to rally action toward eliminating Noma — one of…
FG Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee to End Blackouts in Hospitals
-As An Administrative Structure to Coordinate national efforts for sustainable electrification of Health facilities. The Federal Government has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC) of the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI), a landmark move aimed at guaranteeing uninterrupted and sustainable electricity supply to health facilities nationwide. Speaking at the…
OPENING ADDRESS BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE 2025 WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATION HELD ON 1ST DECEMBER AT THE STATE HOUSE BANQUET HALL, ABUJA.
PROTOCOLS Today, Nigeria once again joins the global community to commemorate World AIDS; a day of remembrance, to recalibrate, and renewed commitment. We honour those those living with HIV/AIDS daily, but annually, December 1st present us with the opportunity to highlight their resilience, reflect on those we have lost, and…
REMARKS BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE INTER-MINISTERIAL STEERING COMMITTEE (IMSC) OF THE NATIONAL POWER-FOR-HEALTH INITIATIVE (NPHI), ON IST DECEMBER, 2025, AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
PROTOCOLS I am pleased to welcome you all to this crucial meeting of high-level stakeholders from different sectors as we continue to take bold progressive steps towards the attainment of energy sufficiency and sustainable electrification of our healthcare facilities. As we all know, energy is a core determinant of population…
HIMSS Eurasia Conference: Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to Digital Health Transformation in Turkey
Nigeria has restated its commitment to accelerating digital innovation in healthcare, as Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, delivered a keynote speech at the 2025 HIMSS Eurasia HealthTech Conference & Exhibition held at the Susesi Luxury Resort, Belek–Antalya, Turkey, on November 26, 2025. Speaking…
OPENING SPEECH BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE HIMSS EURASIA HEALTHTECH CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION HELD AT THE SUSESI LUXURY RESORT, BELEK – ANTALYA, TURKEY ON THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2025
Protocol It is a great honour to join you today at the 2025 HIMSS Eurasia HealthTech Conference and exhibition here in the historic city of Antalya. I extend my profound gratitude to our hosts, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and the HIMSS Eurasia team for the…
