AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCancer Care & Support: Cancer survivors, caregivers and health experts in Abuja renewed calls for stronger psychological support and better access to quality, subsidised treatment, saying many survivors still struggle with anxiety and trauma after therapy. TB Rights: Nigeria’s House Committee on Infectious Diseases holds a public hearing on the Tuberculosis Rights Bill, aiming to curb discrimination and protect the dignity of people living with TB. PHC Workforce Gap: The FG says it needs three years to recruit 122,696 primary healthcare workers across 26 states and estimates N4.55bn for the exercise. Ebola Preparedness: NCDC intensifies Ebola readiness despite no confirmed case, boosting surveillance, coordination and screening at points of entry. Sanitation & Water Safety: WaterAid urges Bauchi to build faecal sludge disposal sites to stop indiscriminate dumping that threatens public health; in Lagos, Agege council boss urges residents to embrace sanitation to prevent disease and flooding. Medical Tourism Crackdown: Nigerian Navy and sports medicine specialists call for upgraded specialist hospital facilities to reduce knee surgery medical tourism. Hajj Health: Kebbi records zero deaths as 4,256 pilgrims return safely from the 2026 Hajj, with one patient still receiving therapy in Makkah.
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