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Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for greater private sector participation in ongoing healthcare reforms, stressing the government cannot singlehandedly shoulder the burden of transforming the nation’s health system. He reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing critical deficits in the health sector through strategic partnerships and investments. Speaking on Saturday during the commissioning of the newly completed Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa Trauma Centre in Sagamu, Ogun State, the Vice President described the facility as a critical addition to Nigeria’s emergency care infrastructure and a symbol of the administration’s resolve to prioritize healthcare delivery. Shettima revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a “comprehensive Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, including the creation of over 8,800 new Primary Healthcare Centres across the country and the upgrade of existing tertiary institutions to handle trauma, oncol...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The appointment of the former Kwara Central Senator will be for an initial term of four years. The appointment took effect on March 11, 2025, according to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Dr Oloriegbe represented Kwara Central Senatorial District at the 9th Senate of the National Assembly. He holds a Master's in Coaching and Consultation from the University of Oxford, UK, and HEC, Paris, and a Bachelor's of Medicine and Surgery from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. He is a member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), Nigeria Veneral Disease Association, Guild of Medical Directors of Nigeria, International Aids Society (IAS), and the Africa Health Leadership and Management Netw...

Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders have put forward a range of measures to address the ongoing payment disputes between health facilities and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), which jeopardise the financial stability and operational capacity of the healthcare providers.The proposed solutions include claims review, regular training and seminars, independent mediation or expert reviews, revisions to national treatment guidelines, and the enforcement of legal and regulatory reforms.Other recommendations call for reducing fraud, improving transparency, enhancing the role of the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (Tira), and strengthening monitoring mechanisms.On April 4, 2025, The Citizen’s sister publication, Mwananchi, reported on the ongoing issues, with sources proposing immediate measures to address the crisis surrounding Tanzania’s health sector.In the 2022/23 fiscal year report, Controller and Auditor General (CAG) Charles Kichere recommended a system to review all rejected c...

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has allayed the fears about the safety of health data even as he urged Kenyans to be patient with the government reforms in the health sector. Appearing before the Senate Delegated Legislation Committee, Duale assured Kenyans that the new health system, which seeks to, among other things, unify patients' records, is tamper-proof. “I would like to assure Kenyans that their health data will be safe with the health data controllers implementing secure network infrastructure,” Duale said. The CS disclosed said the infrastructure is permeated with firewalls, intrusion detection systems and vulnerability assessments. He added that the digital health system will help track down the supply of drugs to health facilities by the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency. The former Environment and Defense CS also dispelled claims that the system is being hosted in a foreign country. “We cannot give the heal...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Africa's health sector is facing an unprecedented financing crisis, driven by a sharp decline of 70% in Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 2021 to 2025 and deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. This collapse is placing immense pressure on Africa's already fragile health systems as ODA is seen as the backbone of critical health programs: pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services, disease control programs are all at risk, threatening Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage. Compounding this is Africa's spiraling debt, with countries expected to service USD 81 billion by 2025--surpassing anticipated external financing inflows--further eroding fiscal space for health investments. Level of domestic resources is low. The Abuja Declaration of 2001, a pivotal commitment made by African Union (AU) member states, aimed to reverse this trend by pledging to allocate at least 15% of national bu...

Services will include remote monitoring, blood tests, and ultrasound imaging. Farrer Park Hospital and Alliance Healthcare Group Limited have partnered to introduce a new home recovery programme to reduce hospitalisation time and allow patients to recover safely at home. The programme will be managed by Jaga-Me Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Alliance, in collaboration with the hospital's specialists to support patients receiving treatment at home. Key homecare services will include remote monitoring, blood tests, ultrasound imaging, nursing procedures, and intravenous medication administration.

The facility houses a dedicated cancer centre and nuclear medicine centre. Sunway Healthcare Group has announced the launch of a new medical centre in Perak, Malaysia. Sunway Medical Centre Ipoh features a dedicated cancer centre and nuclear medicine centre for oncology patients. Moreover, the facility houses over 200 beds and offers specialist services like gastroenterology and hepatology, neurology, nephrology, cardiology, and women’s and children’s health.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Thursday that about 10,000 full-time employees will soon lose their jobs, on top of the nearly 10,000 who have already left the agency in the last few months through buyout offers or early retirements. This brings the total number of employees to approximately 62,000 individuals — a decrease from the initial count of 82,000 when the Trump administration began. This organization manages various subdivisions including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Trump administration latest developments “We’re not merely cutting down on administrative complexity; we are restructuring the organization to align more closely with its fundamental goals and our updated priorities aimed at tackling the persistent issue of chronic diseases,” stated HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Thursday. "This transformation will ben...