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66th NCH: FG Reaffirms Commitment to Citizen-Centered Health Policy, Decision-Making
-Permanent Secretary Declares National Council on Health Technical Session, Open The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to placing Nigerians at the centre of health policymaking as it opened the Technical Session of the 66th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Health (NCH) today Monday in Calabar, Cross River…
FG Launches National Action Plan, Guideline to End Under-Five Deaths, Birth Defects in Nigeria
— Urges Stakeholders to Take Ownership of Child Survival Agenda The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has unveiled two key policy documents, the Nigerian Child Survival Action Plan (NCSAP) and the National Birth Defect Surveillance Guideline, as part of renewed efforts to end preventable…
FG: Reaffirms Commitment to Inclusive Health System in Nigeria_Salako Emphasizes
The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to strengthen Nigeria’s health system to ensure resilience, sustainability, and inclusiveness in healthcare delivery, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made this known in his inaugural…
2025 NHSW-JAR: Tinubu’s Health Renewal Compact Record 84% Implementation-Pate Reports Progress
Abuja-Nigeria The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared significant progress in its ongoing health sector reform, revealing that 84 percent of the key performance indicators under the Presidential Health Sector Renewal Investment Compact have been achieved as of the third quarter of 2025. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…
2025 Joint Annual Review: FG Reports Major Gains in Health Sector Reforms, Records 17% Drop in Maternal Deaths
Ahead of 2025 Joint Annual Review, the Federal Government has announced significant progress in Nigeria’s health sector reforms, reporting a 17% reduction in maternal deaths and a 12% decline in newborn deaths across 172 high-burden local government areas. Speaking at a Ministerial Press Briefing held today Tuesday in Abuja, the…
FG Reaffirms Commitment to End Lead Poisoning, Launches National Elimination Policy
As Nigeria Marks Maiden National Lead Poisoning Prevention Day, the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate lead poisoning in Nigeria, pledging coordinated national action to protect citizens, especially children and pregnant women, from the devastating health effects of lead exposure. Speaking at the maiden commemoration of the National…
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PRESS RELEASE FG Reassures Nigerians on Concrete Steps To End Resident Doctors’ Strike President Tinubu Orders Immediate Action to Restore Services Minister Sets Up Taskforce to Monitor Hospitals The Federal Government has expressed deep concern over the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), assuring Nigerians that…
PRESS STATEMENT
Press Statement FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER THE KIDNAPPING OF CONSULTANT NEUROSURGEON, DR. TOCHUKWU MBANUGO, IN ANAMBRA STATE The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare expresses profound concern over the kidnapping of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a Consultant Neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University…