June 2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu n President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs. n Muhammad Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, via a Friday statement said the order is aimed at revitalising the Nigerian health sector and […]

nThe Federal Government, on Thursday, approved the disbursement of N12,911 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). n The amount represents the 2023 fund for one quarter, to be utilised in the third quarter of 2024. n This is according to the 2020 BHCPF guideline, pending the review of the new guideline. n

nFormer Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, says that most households in Nigeria now resort to prayers when they are sick, instead of purchasing medicines to treat themselves. n Obi stated this on Wednesday at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, while delivering a keynote address during the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical Society

Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. n WHO added that although the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years, it remained “unacceptably high”. n The United Nations health agency’s latest report on alcohol and health said alcohol causes nearly one in 20 deaths globally each year,

Over 64 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders, while hundreds of thousands lose their lives to drug use every year. n Ghada Waly, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), made the disclosure on Wednesday. n She made this known during a special event organised by the UN Commission

nThe Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to exercise patience over the increase in food prices across the nation. n As stated by the News Agency of Nigeria, Adamu Abdullahi, FCCPC’s acting Executive Vice Chairman, spoke during an interactive session with traders at Dawanau and Galadima markets in Kano. n