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Oct 08

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NEWS- SEPTEMBER, WEEK 4

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and non-passage of the amended National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Act have further slowed uptake of health insurance packages and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. Click here to view this newsletter
Oct 08
Oct 08
Sep 28

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS NEWS- SEPTEMBER, WEEK 4

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, said the Federal Government would engage the services of members of the National Youth Service Corps to champion the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 at the grassroots. Click here to view this newsletter
Sep 21

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NEWS- SEPTEMBER, WEEK 3

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has achieved broad support from leaders around the world, as reflected in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and World Health Organization's global priorities. Click here to view this newsletter
Sep 17

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NEWS- SEPTEMBER, WEEK 2

With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake. Click here to view this newsletter
Sep 17
Sep 17
Sep 17

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NEWS- AUGUST, WEEK 3

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,  Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has attributed increased testing to the reduction in COVID-19 infection rates across the country. Click here to view this newsletter
Sep 17

UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NEWS- AUGUST, WEEK 2

For the first time in recent weeks, Nigeria has gone a day without recording a COVID-19 case fatality, a development government said should not be misinterpreted to mean that the virus has been defeated. Click here to view this newsletter