WHO accepts Nigeria polio-free status ‘documentation’. COVID-19: National Council on Health approves Health Response Action Plan. NGF, NCDC sign MoU on World Bank N3.7bn COVID-19 assisted Fund. FG releases N13.6b hazard allowances, life insurance for health workers. Nigeria’s private sector commences plan to construct 774 standard PHCs across Nigeria. COVID-19: UK Govt funds PCR machine to speed up NCDC testing. UNICEF sensitizes stakeholders on birth registration, gender-based violence, COVID-19 protocols. FG repurposes Primary Healthcare Centres for COVID-19. Resident doctors suspend week-long strike, as FG meets some demands. 1000 residents benefit from free dialysis, as Borno moves to cut COVID-19 spread.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th June 2020
