Stay updated with breaking news from Summit on health. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Prince George Free Press » UNBC researcher heads national study pgfreepress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pgfreepress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Key moments, takeaways from 2021 legislative summit on health This year, the approach to ensure that health security is prioritised and the pursuit of UHC is unhindered, formed the focus of the gathering. 5 min read The 2021 annual Legislative Summit on Health may have come and gone but the three-day high-level meeting made significant contributions towards addressing innovative policies and funding alternatives for Nigeria’s quest for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Held at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, this year’s summit witnessed unarguably the biggest gathering of law and policy makers, health advocates and government officials. About the Summit ....
Health experts have decried the challenge of domestic resource mobilisation for Tuberculosis, attributing it to the non-integration of TB treatment into ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published Lawmakers in the health sector say they have begun a review of the country’s health sector with a view to strengthening it with requisite laws following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislators say the Nigerian healthcare system has been tested and tried by the emerging pandemic as well as the financial setbacks in the country, making it expedient to seek solutions from the angle of law and implementation. The lawmakers made the assertions at the Annual Legislative Summit on Health, which focused on Universal Health Coverage and Health Security. They explained that the National Assembly is amending laws to ensure that the health sector serves the nation as it should. ....
Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, who briefed reporters alongside his counterpart from the House of Representatives, said the issue had been put at front burner of discourse at the 4th Annual Legislative Summit on Health slated for next week in Abuja. He said: “The actions by the legislature have become critically necessary as the country’s mortality indices have remained extremely high with minimal improvements, despite the magnitude of resources contributed to improve the statistics. “For instance, the National Demographic Health Survey (2018) findings revealed that in the seven years preceding the survey, infant mortality rate was 67 deaths per 1,000 live births; under-5 mortality was 132 deaths per 1,000 live births; and Maternal mortality ratio, 512 deaths per 100,000 live births. ....