By Health and Science Africa: The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has sanctioned 49 erring healthcare facilities and 47 Health Maintenance Organizations ( HMOs) for breaching its operational guidelines last year. The NHIA in a statement said this followed investigations into complaints received from patients enrolled into the state and national health insurance schemes….
By Ojoma Akor: The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has given the federal government a 21 day ultimatum to withdraw the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission’s (NSIWC) circular on review of allowances for medical and dental officers in the federal public service dated 27th June, 2025. The president of the association , Prof Bala…
By Ojoma Akor: The federal government has disbursed over 32 billion under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the first and second quarters of this year to strengthen healthcare service delivery in more than 8,000 primary healthcare centres across the country. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali…
Cassona Global Imaging Ltd has launched a groundbreaking recruitment initiative aimed at bridging the healthcare talent gap in Sub-Saharan Africa by attracting top African medical graduates from international universities. As part of this effort, Cassona’s Chief Operating Officer, Leni Chigbu, recently attended the graduation ceremony at Shenyang Medical College in Northern China, where…
By Ojoma Akor Medical experts have said that digitalization of the health sector is crucial to attaining Universal Health Coverage ( UHC) in the country. They made the call in Abuja during the Nigeria Digital in Health Initiative (NDHI) national stakeholders meeting. It was themed ‘ Enabling the digital and data landscape of Nigeria’s…
