Some Nigerian students are leading innovative initiatives to fight antimicrobial resistance, meaning drug-resistant infections, through advocacy, art, and awareness.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), fear of stigmatisation remains one of the top four barriers to drug treatment and support in Nigeria.
As herbal prescriptions became popular on social media, so did health experts’ concern about the dangers of self-medication and misinformation.
According to the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), PHCs are expected to offer 24-hour services, be fenced, and have staff quarters or accommodation for the workers within the community.
When The Liberalist visited the facility in March this year, the staff quarters were in a state of total abandonment and disrepair, reflecting the broader neglect that plagues the facility.
Across Sokoto state, remote communities are grappling with a silent crisis: poor access to healthcare services, abandoned facilities, and severe shortages of medical personnel and equipment.
The abrupt USAID withdrawal exposed Africa’s reliance on foreign aid, pushing nations to find local alternatives.
….the hijacking of local government administration, funds and allocation by state government has made it impossible for them to meet their responsibilities, the President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Akeem Ambali, said.
With privatisation, Nigeria could turn its struggling teaching hospitals around.
African countries need to explore an alternative solution to tobacco control.
As it turned out, adopting a harm reduction approach to tobacco not only helps the consumers, it can also drive positive economic growth.
In this report, SHEREEFDEEN AHMAD uncovered the sad reality of Sokoto state’s primary health centre suffering from an acute infrastructure deficit, to the extent of converting a toilet in the facility into a delivery room.
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