NIBSA has urged Nigerians to embrace voluntary blood donation to address critical national blood shortages that severely affect emergency surgeries and maternal health services.
Mr Bako said the intervention formed part of measures to strengthen Nigeria’s readiness against Ebola.
The President of the Edo Sickle Cell Club, Dr Charles Edigin, said persons living with the condition continued to face significant medical, social and economic challenges.
The SOCCEE director highlighted efforts to improve treatment adherence among TB patients in Kano State.
Mr Pate described sickle cell disease as one of Nigeria’s most pressing public health challenges.
Nigerian surgeons have called for the use of artificial intelligence to enhance surgical training and healthcare service delivery.
NICASA has urged the federal government to urgently address the worsening humanitarian situation facing stranded Nigerians awaiting repatriation from South Africa.
Mr Baamlong said the initiative ended the fragmented approaches to sickle cell care.
The registrar of PCN, Ibrahim Ahmed, disclosed this in Ilorin at a news conference organised after a four-day operation across 10 local government areas of Kwara.
Stakeholders in Jigawa’s health sector have called for greater adherence to preventive measures to reduce the state’s malaria burden.
