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She noted that women’s CSOs are ready to play a vital role in realising the government’s COP28 commitments at all levels.

The commitment, which was made by heads of African countries in 2001 and is now known as the ‘Abuja Declaration’, is a collective effort to promote increased funding for the health sector in the region.

THE 2024 budget in which less than five per cent of the N27.5 trillion expenditure plan is earmarked for the health sector is disappointing.

President, African Islamic Economic Foundation, Baba Yunus Muhammad, has urged Federal Government to leverage Islamic finance to build a sustainable healthcare in the country.

Economic hardship has forced thousands of Nigerians to migrate in recent years, leading to a brain drain in key sectors. Local media reported that some 143,000 Nigerian doctors and "others" moved to the UK in the year leading up to September 2023. But the claim is misleading: official statistics reveal only 26,715 Nigerians were among the 143,990 healthcare workers who were given visas to enter Britain in the 12-month period.

We are passionate about maternal health and safe delivery of all pregnant women in all the 44 LGAs and in all the 1,234 PHCs, 80 secondary health facilities, and 956 facilities offering FP in Kano state.

The report explains how the media describe and present the strengths, skills, and competence of women and men in appointive positions.

 The Nigerian Academy of Medicine (NAMed) has called on all stakeholders, particularly government agencies, policymakers, health professionals and organisations, and non-governmental organisations to foster inter-professional relationships in the health sector in order to deliver high-quality patient-centred care and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all Nigerians. The academy made the call in a communique issued after…

The report addresses notable gaps in existing literature by focusing on women holding appointive and non-elective roles.

Research conducted by the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) shows that the media often discriminates against women in public appointive positions at the national level, showcasing them as incompetent while offering more neutral reporting on men holding similar positions. The findings also show that media reporting of women in such positions is often descriptive,…