The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has applauded the passage of a pro-health tax reform bill by the Nigerian Senate,
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At the programme, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, a professor, stated that the state still records about 400 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, describing the figure as unacceptable for a megacity.
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated hygiene materials for infection control and prevention to over 200 health facilities
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Mr Salako attributed the progress to strategic expansion of diagnostic networks, especially the GeneXpert network, which has increased from 32 machines in 2012 to 527 in 2026, and TB-TrueNAT capacity, which grew from 39 units in 2013 to 372 units.
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