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FG Signs Landmark Digital Eye Health MoU with Peek Vision to Expand Access Nationwide
Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Government on Tuesday deepened its push for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with a major step toward eliminating avoidable blindness, as the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare signed a transformative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global eye-health technology leader, Peek Vision. The agreement, signed at…
Pate Reaffirms Federal Commitment to Grassroots Health Delivery During Visit to Obong of Calabar.
Calabar — The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate CON, has received royal commendation for the Federal Government’s ongoing health sector reforms during a courtesy visit to the Obong of Calabar on the sidelines of the 6th National Council on Health (NCH) held in the…
SPEECH BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE 44TH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH RECORD AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PRACTIONERS OF NIGERIA HELD ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025 AT THE POWA SECRETARIAT, ABUJA.
THEME: “Strengthening Nigeria’s Healthcare System Through Innovation and Technology in Health Information Management” PROTOCOLS It gives me great honour to stand before you today at this 44th Annual General Meeting and National Scientific Conference of the Association of Health Records and Information Management Practitioners of Nigeria tagged the “Abuja Renewal…
66th NCH: FG, Cross River Govt Reaffirm Commitment to Universal Health Coverage, Expand Financial Protection & Equitable Access for Nigerians
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, ABUJA PRESS RELEASE The Federal Government and the Cross River State Government on Thursday reaffirmed their joint commitment to accelerating Nigeria’s progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as the Council meetings of the 66th National Council on Health (NCH) opened in Calabar. Declaring…
Opening Remarks by the Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, Delivered at the National Council on Health (NCH), 2025
Topic: My Health, My Right: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage through Equity, Resilience, and Innovation. Venue: Calabar International Convention Center, Cross Rivers State|||Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2025 Protocol In the last few weeks, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the states, private sector and our development…
VOTE OF THANKS BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE, DAJU KACHOLLOM S.,mni AT THE 66TH NATIONAL COUNCIL ON HEALTH(NCH), CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE
Protocol:Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, It is my honour to deliver this Vote of Thanks at the Executive Session of the 66th National Council on Health here in Calabar, Cross River State.After two days of intense technical sessions, one thing is clear: this year’s event has been exceptional. The conversations were…
OPENING REMARKS BY THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, DAJU, KACHOLLOM S. mni, AT THE TECHNICAL SESSION OF THE 66TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON HEALTH (NCH), HELD IN CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE, ON MONDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER 2025
Protocol It is a pleasure to chair the Technical Session of the 66th National Council on Health (NCH) here in Calabar — the People’s Paradise. This Technical Session represents the engine room of the NCH: the space where ideas are interrogated, evidence is weighed, and technical recommendations are shaped for…
HIGH-LEVEL STATEMENT ON NIGERIA’S PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL (WHO FCTC) DELIVERED BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONOURABLE MINSTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF PARTIES(COPII) TO THE WHO FCTC, HELD IN GENEVA, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2025
Protocol: I bring warm greetings from the Federal Republic of Nigeria to all parties and delegates at this Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco (WHO FCTC) as I affirm, Nigerias allignment with the position of the African group as delivered by…