Ahead of the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference 2025, regional public health experts have urged African governments to adopt innovative financing models.
The UN health agency stressed that mental health should be treated as a fundamental human right.
The CASCADE Project has established nutrition corners and gardens in primary healthcare centres across five LGAs in Jigawa.
Health minister Muhammad Pate has called for the adoption of context-driven and evidence-based approaches to health financing in Nigeria.
Mr Pate said that power was health, and without reliable electricity, vaccines spoil, surgeries stall, and lives are lost.
Mr Oborevwori reaffirmed his commitment to upgrading state hospitals with modern equipment.
He said the sensitisation would enhance bakeries’ compliance with both national and international food safety standards.
Mr Marten said Nigeria faced peculiar challenges in health financing that required domestic solutions.
The African Health Economics and Policy Association says Nigeria possesses the internal resources to sustainably finance its health system.
The federal government has reiterated its commitment to tackling vaccine hesitancy