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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike, 29 days after the industrial action commenced on November 1. NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, announced the suspension on Saturday via his X handle, following an extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. He said the decision came after several conciliatory meetings with the Federal Government, culminating in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining progress on the association’s 19-point demands.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended the Federal Government’s renewed commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC), sustainable health financing and health workforce development. It  described them as critical to strengthening Nigeria’s health system. Dr Pavel Usu, the WHO Representative in Nigeria, gave the commendation on Thursday at the opening of the 66th National Council on Health (NCH) in Calabar. The event had the theme, “My Health, My Right: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage through Equity,…

The Kaduna State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has intensified efforts to enhance access to education and healthcare for children and women in hard-to-reach communities across the state. UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria, Wafa Abdelatef, stated this during a field monitoring visit on Tuesday in Kaduna, where she assessed various interventions designed to improve learning outcomes and healthcare delivery in designated areas. The visit began at Government…

Mr Abdulkarim Aliyu, the State Immunisation Officer, Gombe State Primary HealthCare Development Agency said that the state had successfully vaccinated no fewer than 481, 734 as of day three of the ongoing integrated vaccination campaign in the state. Aliyu disclosed this on Tuesday in Gombe after monitoring the immunisation in different communities in the state in company of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria team. He stated that the campaign was targeting 1.7 million children for measles-rubella…