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No single institution can build the health system Nigerians deserve. Progress requires evidence, leadership and strong collaboration.
In line with this, our Managing Director, @VIhekweazu, led our team to @nassnigeria for courtesy visit to Senator Dr @HarryBanigo, Chair of the @NGRSenate Committee on Health (Secondary & Tertiary).
We discussed how legislative oversight, collaboration, and evidence can help strengthen policies that improve health outcomes for Nigerians.
#HealthForAllNG @Fmohnigeria
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The greatest value of knowledge is not in where it is acquired, but in how it is used to improve lives.
Today on our #FHCSpotlight, we reflect on Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu (@DrZSB), Founder and CEO, @MedicaidcfP’s remarks at #FHC2018, where she shared her journey from specialist training in the diaspora to building solutions that responded to the needs of women and families back home.
This speaks directly to the 2026 Future of Health Conference, themed “From Innovation to Impact: The Future of Health is Now.”
Because innovation matters most when it moves beyond ideas and creates solutions that people can access, trust, and benefit from. Listen. Reflect. And register to join us: futureofhealthconference.com…
@VIhekweazu @UICC @MedicaidRD @jrgralow @runciecwc @anpanational @nationalnma @MANSAG_uk @Cheluchi_O #TheFutureOfHealthIsNow
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The future of health will not be defined by the ideas we celebrate. It will be defined by the impact we deliver.
At the 2026 Future of Health Conference, leaders, innovators, and partners will come together to explore what it takes to turn innovations into impact for people and communities.
Registration is now open: futureofhealthconference.com…
#TheFutureOfHealthIsNow.
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Strengthening Africa’s health systems requires sustained investment in the people who deliver care.
The 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum will convene partners and leaders in Accra, Ghana (6–8 May) to advance the agenda to Plan. Train. Retain.
Learn more: afro.who.int/media-centre/ev…
#PlanTrainRetain #HealthWorkforce
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
Cervical cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers affecting women in Nigeria. Many cases are diagnosed late, when treatment is more difficult and expensive.
One of the most effective tools for prevention is the HPV vaccine. Yet misinformation and low awareness continue to limit its uptake across the country.
Let us fact-check the basics. A thread🧵
HealthFactCheck takeaway:
Cervical cancer should not be claiming the lives of Nigerian women.
Prevention through vaccination and screening works.
HealthFactCheck: Does HPV vaccination promote early sexual activity?
No.
There is no evidence to support this claim.
The vaccine protects against cancer, not behaviour.
Huge thanks for sharing this! Vaccination + screening + treatment = the path to ending cervical cancer as a public health threat. Let's keep pushing toward 2030! 💙
#CervicalCancerElimination
To eliminate cervical cancer by 2030, @WHO recommends:
✅ 90% of girls under 15 vaccinated against HPV
✅ 70% of eligible women screened
✅ 90% of women diagnosed with cervical cancer receive treatment
WHO calls for stronger commitment to scale up vaccination, screening and treatment.
Together, we can #EndCervicalCancer 🎗️
who.int/initiatives/cervical…
