Excessive consumption of sodium has been identified as a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases prevalent in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Mr Ngige himself had once dismissed the brain drain in the health sector, boasting that the country has enough doctors to cater for the population.
With the new fatalities recorded, the death toll from the virus now stands at 2,914.
“Despite TB being curable, Nigeria continues to lose its citizens to it.”
In the number four spot, out of 35 identified industries, a great number of ransomware attacks occur in the healthcare sector.
Lagos says more than 400 people will benefit from its new phase of the state-sponsored Free Limb Deformity Corrective Surgery and Rehabilitative Programme.
A total of 5,770,899 Nigerians have been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine while 3,146,885 have taken the second dose.
Afreximbank explained that the grant will enable NIPRD to produce APIs locally in Nigeria.
Austria has introduced new measures to combat rising COVID-19 infections by targeting those who remained unvaccinated.
The organisation vowed to frustrate moves by the Kwara State government to privatise state-owned medical laboratories.
