1477 Results Found

National Policy on Medical Oxygen in Health Facilities

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This policy lays the foundation for ensuring that medical oxygen facilities are available in healthcare centres. It also highlights the strategies to engage stakeholders in oxygen supply, distribution, administration, and equipment maintenance and reinforces commitment to systematic and coordinated improvement in providing life-saving medical oxygen to patients.

Nigeria 2017 Health

National Health Promotion Policy

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The Policy outlines the guidelines required to create positive outcomes and empower health action and increased community involvement. It further prescribes an institutional framework to coordinate health promotion programs nationally.

Nigeria 2006 Health

National Policy on Infant and Young Feeding in Nigeria

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This policy outlines the strategy to ensure optimal growth, protection and development of the Nigerian child from birth to the first five years of life. It explains the process of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of the child’s life and the introduction of adequate complementary foods. It also highlights the integration of HIV-infected mothers into the strategy.

Nigeria 2010 Health

National Health Insurance Scheme Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act establishes the framework of the National Health Insurance Scheme with the objectives of ensuring access to good health care services to every Nigerian and protecting Nigerian families from the financial hardship of huge medical bills, and for matters connected therewith.

Nigeria 1999 Health

National Health Information System Strategic Plan 2014-2018

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document outlines the strategy to improve health data governance in the country. It contains necessary provisions and strategies aimed at strengthening the health information system and aligning it with the National Health Act

Nigeria 2014 Health

Second National Strategic Health Development Plan: 2018-2022

Health, Nigeria

This document outlines the framework for the development of the health sector for the period 2018 to 2022. The strategy is focused on mobilizing resources for the health sector and collaboration and coordination between stakeholders for the development of the health sector.

Nigeria 2018 Health

Standard Treatment Guidelines

Health, Nigeria

This policy is a reference document of all health workers in the private and public sectors. The document serves as a tool to ensure effective healthcare delivery in both the private and public sectors.

Nigeria 2008 Health

Nigeria Standard for Drinking Water Quality

Health, Nigeria

This policy is to ensure the protection of the public from water-related diseases. The standard applies to state water agencies, community drinking water systems, water vendors, water used in a public and private establishment, water used in food processing and water from the privately-owned drinking water system.

Nigeria 2007 Health

National Health Act, 2014

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act establishes the framework to regulate, manage, and develop Nigeria’s national health system. It also sets the standards for rendering health systems. It highlights responsibilities for health and the roles of various stakeholders in the sector.

Nigeria 2014 Health

National Malaria Policy

Health, Nigeria

The goal of this policy is to have a malaria-free Nigeria. The strategy adopted by this policy includes increased private sector participation, promoting innovative malaria intervention, increased government budgeting for malaria intervention, and behavioural change to prevent and treat malaria.

Nigeria 2014 Health

National Strategy for the Scale-up of Chlorhexidine

Health, Nigeria

The strategy aims to reduce neonatal mortality rate through the use of Chlorhexidine and covers five main components: market and users; manufacturing and distribution; clinical and regulatory; policy, advocacy and financing; and coordination.

Nigeria 2016 Health

National Health Promotion Policy, 2019

Health, Nigeria

The goal of this policy is to ensure health programmes are led by qualified health promotion specialists and experts for the effectiveness of health promotion intervention in Nigeria. The policy adopts the following principles: government accountability and responsibility, equality, equity and social inclusion, ethics, professionalism, efficiency, legislation and regulation, and stakeholders collaboration.

Nigeria 2019 Health

Nigeria Health Financing Policy and Strategy

Health, Nigeria

The goal of this policy is to ensure that all Nigerians have access to timely, affordable, quality, efficient and equitable healthcare services. The policy is anchored on 4 strategies namely strengthening health financing governance, adequate revenue generation, protection of financial risk and efficient strategic purchasing of essential health services.

Nigeria 2017 Health

National Family Planning/Reproductive Health(Service Protocols) Revised Edition

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is a revised edition of the 2010 National Family Planning/Reproductive Health Service Protocols. It hopes to improve the technical competence and confidence of service providers in reproductive health while also increasing the access to and quality of family planning services.

Nigeria 2010 Health

National Family Planning Communication Plan(2017-2020)

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document provides a framework to develop and implement the National Family Planning Communication Campaigns with the overall goal of decreasing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates in Nigeria. It focuses on increasing the knowledge of women of reproductive age on modern family planning methods.

Nigeria 2017 Health