Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare

Nigeria’s economic council backs initiative to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria

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Nigeria’s economic council backs initiative to tackle malnutrition in Nigeria

Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the N-774 programme as a primary platform for combating malnutrition in the country. NEC endorsed the programme Wednesday at its 144th meeting chaired by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, a decision that followed a presentation on the state of nutrition in Nigeria by the Coordinating Minister of Health … Read more

We have recruited 2,497 healthcare workers in six months

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We have recruited 2,497 healthcare workers in six months

The Nigerian government has said it is addressing the challenges posed by the exodus of healthcare workers abroad. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, a professor, said on Wednesday that the federal government has recruited more than 2,000 health workers in the last six months to augment the brain drain being … Read more