•Ebola outbreak Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, today confirmed that the first imported Ebola virus disease case in the country has been flown out of the country to Switzerland. Pate made the confirmation on his X handle, stating that the index patient, who has clinically improved, is stable and conscious...
•Falana Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, to take over the Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats following the confirmation of an imported case of the disease in Nigeria. Falana, in a statement, recall...
•Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said there is no immediate need to cancel political campaigns, conferences or other large public gatherings following Nigeria’s confirmation of an imported Ebola virus disease case. Pate, however, warned that the gove...
•Health Minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate (C) and Governor Umo Eno …describes Governor Eno as leader with clarity of vision Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has hailed Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, as a leader with clarity of vision and purpose, describing the 350 &#...
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed 15 people since the end of August, the health minister said today. The new outbreak is in central Kasai province, Samuel Roger Kamba told reporters in the capital Kinshasa. The last outbreak of Ebola in […]
•ACPN logo and Prof Muhammad Ali Pate Pharmacists under the ausÂpices of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) warned that continued delay in launching the long-awaited Nigeria’s National PreÂscription Policy (NPP) is threatening critical reforms in drug regulation. In a letter dated August 8, 2025 and addressed to Prof Mu...
•Nurses and Minister of Health Minister of Health, Prof. Pate The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector has denied reports quoting the Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Pate, that the union has suspended its ongoing nationwide seven-day warning strike. Speaking with our correspondent today, ...
•Nurses The industrial action embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has been called off, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has said. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting today, Pate said the decision followed agreements reached with the leadership of the nursing association, reports Ch...
•Striking nurses The Minister of Health, Prof Ali Pate, today, met with the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and representatives of the Ministry of Labour. The closed-door meeting was part of ongoing negotiations between the nursing association and the ministries of health and labour, reports Channe...
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has stated that Nigeria accounts for nearly half of all cervical cancer cases in West Africa. He therefore emphasised that innovative approaches, such as the Mobile Truck Clinic, are essential for facilitating early detection and treatment of the disease particularly in unde...
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