How AKTH makes life easier for cleft patients By Salisu Na'inna Dambatta An unknown number of Nigerians, largely living in the rural areas, suffer the devastating consequences of cleft palate lip. Ignorance, poverty and in some cases, the superstitious belief that their affliction was caused by...

Nigerians 14.4% drug abuse Prevalence rate highest in West Africa — UNODC The United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) has said that 14.4 per cent of Nigerians are presently engaged in drug abuse, and remains the highest in West Africa. “The UNODC reports show...

Buhari Renews Tenure of NPHCDA Boss The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the renewal of appointment of Dr. Faisal Shuaib as the Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency for a second and final term...

NPHCDA Deploys 2963 Solar Direct Drive to Boost Immunization As part of efforts by the National Primary Health Care Development to increase immunization rate and strengthen supply chain, the agency has collaborated with Gavi in deploying and installing a total of 2,963 Solar Direct Drive...

Over 600m mobile subscribers in Africa  to benefit from  digital health platform  More than 600 million mobile subscribers are to benefit  from  first-of-its-kind Digital  health platform in Africa, Mrs Vera Songwe Executive Secretary, Economic  Commission for Africa(ECA) has said. Mrs Songwe stated this during the virtual...

ECOWAS Tips Buhari to coordinate COVID-19 response in West Africa President Muhamadu Buhari has been tipped as the Coordinator of the COVID-19 response in West Africa, by the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS). Economic Confidential learnt of this development via a social media post by...