Tag: care
Stakeholders say poor healthcare coordination leaves patients to navigate care alone
Poor coordination across Nigeria’s healthcare system leaves patients and their families navigating referrals, carrying medical records between facilities, and repeatedly explaining their medical histories...
WHO urges safer care for people living with noncommunicable diseases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to strengthen patient safety in the care of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). WHO...
Kano court orders special care for man who cut off finger...
The Kano State correctional authorities have been ordered by the State Sharia Court to provide special care for Yusuf Mahmud Rano, the man who...
FG targets improved cancer care with 25 new linear accelerators
The federal government has announced plans to procure 25 additional linear accelerators between 2027 and 2029 to expand cancer treatment capacity across Nigeria. The...
PT Health Watch: What new mothers should know about postpartum care...
Postpartum recovery is often overshadowed by labour and childbirth, yet the period immediately after delivery is critical to the health and survival of both...
WHO urges Africa to expand access to hepatitis care
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African governments to strengthen national hepatitis programmes and expand access to vaccination, testing, and treatment, warning that...
Private sector indispensable to strengthening cancer care in Nigeria – NICRAT...
The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Usman Aliyu, has said the private sector remains critical to strengthening healthcare...
