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Wednesday 10th September 2025: Marked the second day of the Power4Health Dialogue with 3 technical sessions cutting across, strengthening PPP, financing, and inter- sectoral collaboration.
Wednesday 10th September 2025: Marked the second day of the Power4Health Dialogue with 3 technical sessions cutting across, strengthening PPP, financing, and inter- sectoral collaboration. A high point was the signing of an across government and across society compact for the sustainable electrification of public and private health facilities in…
FG Leads Call for ‘Big Push’ to End Malaria in Africa, Urges Domestic Solutions and Sustainable Financing
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has called on African leaders and stakeholders to take full ownership of the fight against malaria, warning that over-reliance on external financing and fragmented interventions will continue to stall progress against the disease that kills nearly 600,000 people globally each year. Delivering a keynote…
FG Moves to Eliminate Drug Stockouts, Launches Digital Inventory Model for Essential Medicines
The Federal Government has unveiled a new digitalised inventory consignments model aimed at tackling persistent challenges in the supply and affordability of essential medicines across Federal and national hospitals. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Daju Kachollom mni, stated…
Ending Blackouts in Tertiary Hospitals: Tinubu Prioritises Reliable Power for Healthcare Services.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said fixing the power crisis in Nigeria’s hospitals is now a national priority, describing unreliable electricity in health facilities as a life-threatening challenge that demands urgent action. The President who was represented by Senator George Akume CON, Secretary to the Government of the Federation at the…
How Four Days Dialogue Elevates Sustainable Health Financing Gains for Nigeria’s Universal Health Coverage
For four straight days, the air in the crowded Abuja conference hall at Transcorp Hilton was thick with anticipation. Every seat was taken. Government officials, civil society leaders, global partners, health commissioners, and other stakeholders filled the venue. Online, thousands more tuned in. It was the National Dialogue on Health…
FG Convenes High-Level Dialogue on Power in Health Sector, 09 -10 September 2025
President Tinubu to Attend as Special Guest of Honour | Exhibition Participation Open Abuja, Nigeria The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Power, will host a 2-day National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector…
FG, Gombe State Sign MoU On Taking Over of General Hospital Kumo, As Federal Medical Centre Kumo
Abuja – The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gombe State Government on the taking over of General Hospital Kumo as Federal Medical Centre Kumo; with a view to expanding access to quality healthcare. The signing ceremony, held recently in Abuja, was presided over by…
FG Unveils Strategic Plan, Code of Ethics to Intensify Evidence-Based Traditional Medicine in Nigeria
The Federal Government has pledged deeper investments, stronger regulation, and international collaboration to strengthen the evidence base for traditional medicine in Nigeria, as part of efforts to integrate indigenous health practices into the national healthcare system. Speaking at the commemoration of the 2025 African Traditional Medicine Day in Abuja on…
Nigeria’s Public Health System Strengthened and Repositioned for the 21st century
Under the steady-handed leadership of H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, @officialABAT, our public health system is being strengthened, repositioned, and equipped for a 21st century that is certain to continue ushering in various levels of globalized health threats and emergencies, which our nation, at all levels of government, will…