By Grateful Ogunjebe When the midwife wheeled the baby out, and the newborn’s face was blue, Dr. Owoicho Ojile didn’t hesitate. Within minutes, the theatre team had cut the uterus, freed the infant from a cord tightly wrapped around its neck, and handed a wailing, pink baby to its shocked mother. “If she’d pushed the…
By Ojoma Akor The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has trained 50 young scientists on medicine security and the production of safe, quality medicines. They were trained under the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP)’s World Bank-Funded Availability of Safe and Quality Medicine Immunization Plus Project and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and…
By Ojoma Akor Stakeholders in the health sector have enjoined the government at all levels in Nigeria to increase funding for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). They made the call during a national orientation workshop for patients, patient support organizations, and media practitioners on NCD budget advocacy. LISDEL organized it in collaboration with the Global Health Advocacy…
By Ojoma Akor Stakeholders in the health sector have said that insecurity and conflicts are worsening the existing cancer care gaps in Nigeria. They stated this during the World Cancer Day symposium organized by Project Pink Blue in Abuja. The symposium was themed “Cancer, Conflict & Insecurity in Nigeria: What can we do to ensure…
By Ojoma Akor The Director General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, has expressed optimism that by 2027, the Institute will have competent researchers who can conduct home-grown clinical trials and also partner with sister agencies to facilitate the production of drugs that can fight cancer in…
By Ojoma Akor The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health says it is very committed to prioritizing and advancing women’s health in Nigeria. Dr. Adanna Steinacker, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health, stated this during a women’s health stakeholders meeting in Abuja. She said her office…
By Ojoma Akor The Project Pink Blue – Health & Psychological Trust Centre, a leading cancer nonprofit in Nigeria, has called on state and local governments to establish cancer health funds in their respective states to expand access to cancer treatment. Programme Associate of Project Pink Blue, Faridah Banwo, made the call on Saturday during…
By Ojoma Akor Rachel E. Adegbe is the Assistant Director of Human Resources at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN). In this interview, she discusses how public and private organisations can help ensure a healthy workforce and how the organisation’s HR unit has supported employees in addressing public health challenges, among other issues. What…
By Ojoma Akor A health systems and human resources expert has warned that the mass exodus of health workers abroad is driven by systemic failures, including how organisations manage, reward, and support their workforce. The Human Resources Assistant Director of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Mrs. Rachel Adegbe, told Health and Science Africa…
By Ojoma Akor Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health, along with global and local institutions and researchers, has pledged to position Nigeria and the continent as hubs for translational research and healthcare solutions. They made the commitment during the Spark Africa Translational Research Bootcamp and Conference. It was organized by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research…
