•Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako. The federal government has taken a major step towards decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria, following the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the position of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on the matter. The Minister of State for Heal...
•Health minister, Muhammed Pate The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the amendment of the National Mental Health Act to allow for the decriminalisation of attempted suicide in Nigeria. The Minister of Health and Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammed Pate, speaking after the meeting yesterday, said suicide is ...
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