The Federal Government has slammed a new tax on phone calls in the nation to fund free healthcare for the Vulnerable Group in Nigeria. This is despite recent moves by telecommunication companies to increase the price of their services as a result of an unfavourable operating climate. The telecom tax, in the equivalent of a minimum of one kobo per second for phone calls, is part of the sources of funds required to finance free healthcare for the Vulnerable Group in Nigeria. This is contained in the National Health Insurance…
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UN urges countries to strengthen health system to reduce diabetes mortality
United Nations UN has urged countries around the world to strengthen health system as the number of people with diabetes surges while many are at “increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19”.UN Secretary-General, António Guterres made the call on Saturday in his message to commemorate the World Diabetes Day, globally celebrated on November 14.“Many efforts have been made to prevent and treat diabetes”, but the disease continues to rise rapidly in low and middle income countries, those “least well-equipped with the diagnostics, medicines, and knowledge to provide life-saving treatment”.Diabetes…
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