health sector
28 Dec 2021
Germany is Europe's economic powerhouse, with fantastic medical facilities and highly qualified professionals. But the fourth wave of the pandemic is threatening to bring the health care sector to its knees.
16 Apr 2020
Africa's elite have a record of jetting abroad for medical treatment. As the global health sector buckles under Covid-19 and flights stay grounded, they are forced to face up to the chronic state of hospitals at home.
8 Aug 2019
Reps begin to move to avert a crisis in Nigeria's health sector.
27 Jul 2017
Nigeria is spending only about N1,500 per citizen annually compared to over £2,000 per person in the UK. This falls short of the Abuja Declaration, a commitment by African heads of governments to spend at least 15% of their national budgets on the health sector.
16 Sep 2016
Waje speaks on using her brand to create awareness about the Nigerian health sector.
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