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Foundation Commits US$5mn to Rotary’s Maternal & Child Health Program In Nigeria
Boosts FGs efforts to reduce maternal & neonatal mortalityA Nigerian Rotary member and philanthropist Sir Emeka Offor has committed US$5mn through the Sir Emeka Foundation (SEOF) to the Rotary Foundation. The SEOF philanthropic gesture was aimed at expanding and strengthening its initiative to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in high-end…
PRESS RELEASE: PROF. MUHAMMAD ALI PATE, CON, NAMED TO TIME’S 2025 TIME100 HEALTH LIST OF THE WORLD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERS
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is proud to announce that Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, Coordinating Minister and Mrs. Ladidi K. Bako-Aiyegbusi, mni, Director of Nutrition, have both been named to, the 2025 TIME100 Health list, a prestigious recognition of the 100 most influential individuals shaping the…
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE COORDINATING MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD ASTHMA DAY 2025, THEME: “MAKE INHALED TREATMENTS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL”
Today, as we join the global community to commemorate World Asthma Day 2025, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reiterates its unwavering commitment to reducing the burden of asthma and ensuring equitable access to life-saving inhaled treatments for all Nigerians. Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects…
PRESS RELEASE : FG Inaugurates Committee on Phytomedicine Value Chain: Moves to Integrate Traditional & Modern Medicine
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare inaugurated a Ministerial committee for the development of Phytomedicine Value Chain that will integrate traditional and modern medicine. It also emphasized that the Committee will lay the foundation for a thriving phytomedicine industry that supports health outcomes, boosts rural livelihoods and, contributes…
PHOTO NEWS: Dateline: 2nd May 2025 Venue: Rochester, Minnesota-USA
Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Kunle Salako led a Nigerian delegation to meet with a team from the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Centre @MayoCancerCare led by Prof. Folakemi Odedina @DrOdedina ( a Nigerian-American from Ogun State), Enterprise Deputy Director, Community Outreach and Engagement. Dr…
PRESS RELEASE: 2025 Retreat for Health Directors’: Permanent Secretary Urges Directors’ to Uphold Tenets of Effective Service Delivery & Succession Planning
Directors' in the Federal Ministry of Health & Social Welfare have been urged to ensure effective delivery of services within the Health Sector to the Nigerian populace. This is considered very critical to achieving the mandate of the Ministry, as well as ensuring purposeful succession planning to sustain the Ministry's…
CLEARING THE AIR ON SALT: A HEALTH ADVISORY FOR ALL NIGERIANS
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has observed a widely circulated video in which a respected religious leader discourages Nigerians from heeding medical advice on salt consumption. While we deeply respect the important role of faith and religious leaders in our society, it is crucial to correct misinformation…
Basic Healthcare Provision Fund: FG Set to Release 32BN For Expansion of Primary Heathcare Services
The Federal Government through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund BHCPF is set to release N32bn through the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to the state, local governments and more than 8,000 primary healthcare centres. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate Coordinating Minister for Health & Social Welfare announced this during a press briefing…
FG Assures Activation of Reports of Committee on Establishment of National Health Facility Regulatory Agency (NHFRA)
The Federal Government has assured of studying and activating of reports/recommendations of the Committee on Establishment of National Healthcare Facility Regulatory Agency (NHFRA). Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako Honourable Minister of State for Health & Social Welfare stated when the Committee given the mandate to provide a framework for the establishment…