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Retaining health care professionals is an important objective. Survey shows looming brain drain in Nigeria's health sector in the rising trend of emigration of healthcare personnel – physicians, pharmacists, nurses, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists and many others have difficulty getting into paid employment. Many fresh doctors, out of ...
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria concerned with the formulation and implementation of policies related to health. It is headed by two ministers appointed by the president , assisted by a permanent secretary, who is a career civil servant .
Given the significance of the petroleum industry in Nigeria, one of the primary tasks of the FCCPC has been to rein in anti-competitive conduct in the natural gas market. [4] In the realm of consumer protection, the FCCPC has intervened in the healthcare sector to protect the rights of patients. [5]
In 2019, of Nigeria's annual budget of N8.8trn only 3.6% was allocated to healthcare. [7] In a 2017 survey carried out by Nigeria's polling agency, NOI Polls, in conjunction with Nigerian Health Watch it was found that most doctors seek opportunities abroad as 88 percent of doctors were considering work opportunities abroad. [6]
SNPs are one of the most common types of genetic variation. An SNP is a single base pair mutation at a specific locus, usually consisting of two alleles (where the rare allele frequency is > 1%). SNPs are found to be involved in the etiology of many human diseases and are becoming of particular interest in pharmacogenetics.
National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
A hospital in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. In Nigeria, significant progress has been made in health improvement since 1950.However, lower respiratory infections, neonatal disorders, and HIV/AIDS remain the leading causes of death in the country. [1]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian federal agency under the Federal Ministry of Health that is responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, and packaged water.