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2025 UHC: LASHMA leads awareness walk to boost “Ilera Eko” adoption
By Folashade Olorunfunmi The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) on Friday led a massive awareness walk in Alausa–Ikeja to commemorate the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, themed “Unaffordable health costs? We’re sick of it!” The colourful rally featured a live music band, volunteers, partners, and other stakeholders who engaged commuters, workers, and residents on the importance of UHC.…
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LASHMA orders agencies to enforce ILERA EKO verification
Folashade Olorunfunmi The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has held a strategic engagement with Heads of Government Agencies to drive full compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Executive Order mandating Social Health Insurance for all residents. The initiative is part of the state’s broader social protection agenda aimed at reducing poverty, boosting productivity, and protecting households from health-related financial shocks.…
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FG has made transformative investments in Nigeria’s oxygen ecosystem – NACA DG
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Federal Government has disclosed that it has made transformative investments to strengthen the oxygen ecosystem in Nigeria under the Global Fund C-19RM/HIV grant, coordinated by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). This comes as the Federal Government donated medical equipment to Osun State through the Global Fund-supported oxygen initiative. The Director-General…
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Ondo governor boosts UHC drive as Stanbic IBTC funds health insurance for 1,000 pensioners
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Ondo State following the donation of an ₦18 million cheque by Stanbic IBTC to fund one-year health insurance coverage for 1,000 vulnerable pensioners under the ORANGHIS informal sector scheme. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti, the Governor commended Stanbic IBTC…
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Nigeria moves toward donor-free HIV, malaria response as Global Fund, SFH Launch new delivery model
Nigeria’s efforts to transition toward a more sustainable, country-owned HIV, TB, and malaria response have received a major boost with the launch of a new Technical Assistance Support for the Alternative Delivery Model in Lagos. The initiative, driven by the Global Fund, Society for Family Health (SFH), and key national agencies, aims to shift essential health services into private-sector channels…
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Lagos expands Ilera-Eko with ‘Waka-Well’, ‘Home Konnect’ plans for diaspora Nigerians
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has launched two new health insurance packages targeted at Nigerians in the diaspora and visitors to the state, marking a major expansion of its Ilera-Eko diaspora offerings. The new plans — Ilera-Eko Waka-Well and Ilera-Eko Home Konnect — were unveiled on Tuesday during the agency’s 2025 Fourth Quarter Media Parley held in Alausa.…
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Mimiko calls for legal action to tackle rising maternal deaths
By Boye Oyeyemi – Former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has urged Nigerians to treat preventable maternal deaths as violations of women’s rights and to demand legal accountability from all tiers of government. Speaking at the 2025 FIDA Week in Akure, he challenged FIDA and other rights-focused groups to initiate strategic litigation against maternal mortality, insisting that Nigeria must…
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Lagos targets TB elimination by 2030, inaugurates women leaders as ambassadors
In a renewed push to strengthen community-level tuberculosis (TB) response, the Lagos State Government on Monday inaugurated female legislators, newly elected female local government chairmen, wives of members of the House of Assembly, and spouses of council chairmen as TB Champions and Ambassadors, reaffirming its commitment to ending the disease by 2030. The high-level ceremony, held at the First Lady’s…
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Nigeria joins global drug-regulation body ICH
By Kunle Sanni – Nigeria has secured a place among the world’s leading drug-regulation authorities following the admission of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) into the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The confirmation was made during the ICH Assembly held in Singapore from 18 to 19…
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HIV awareness gets boost as Edo first lady’s office rallies support for PLHIV
By Folashade Olorunfemi The Edo State Government has joined the global community in commemorating World AIDS Day through a series of awareness activities coordinated by the Office of the First Lady. The Coordinator, Office of the Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Edesili Anani, led the advocacy efforts to strengthen HIV and AIDS awareness, support, and response across the state. Addressing…
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