The National Assembly has passed the 2017 Appropriations Bill, raising the budget from N7.28 billion earlier proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari in December last year, to N7.44 trillion. The Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives separately…
The budgetary allocation to the country’s health sector would be increased to 15 percent in line with the 2001 African Union Abuja declaration, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho (APC, Ogun) said on Wednesday. Addressing newsmen…
The Partnership Advocacy for Child and Family Health, PACFaH, wants journalists in Nigeria to actively report issues surrounding the health budget and finance. Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria, HERFON, Programme Officer on PACFaH project, Ms. Aanu’ Rotimi, told members of the Health…
It is with great delight that we announce the Nomination/Invitation of one of our partner CSO Project Director, Mrs. Beatrice Eluaka as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM) in Honorary Capacity.
According to WHO, pneumonia and diarrhoea are the 2nd and 3rd leading causes of under 5 child deaths in the world, which accounts for about 40% of total child deaths in Nigeria. The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)is the leading…
Family Planning has been proven and universally acknowledged as a method of preventing deaths from pregnancy and childbirth. By preventing pregnancies too early, too frequently, too many times and too early, family planning saves lives. But unfortunately, Nigeria has over…
According to the World Health organization, immunization programs globally have saved the lives of more than thirty million children in the last 15 years. With this critical impact of immunization to health, the WHO declared the period of 2011-2020 the…
The right nutrition is an essential building block for health and well-being, especially in the first 1,000 days. It provides the best start for children, protecting against illness and developing strong brains and bodies that fuel their futures. Creating and…
There is strong evidence that shows very high economic returns for investing in nutrition. Not only are investments in nutrition one of the best values for money in relation to development actions, they also lay the groundwork for the success…
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