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News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: Yobe govt approves health insurance enrolment for retirees

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Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

He said the initiative aims to reduce out-of-pocket healthcare spending among pensioners and improve access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services at YSCHMA-accredited health facilities.

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: Yobe Charts Course For Improved Healthcare Delivery

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Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services has concluded its 2026 Joint Annual Review (JAR) and Quarterly Performance Dialogue, reaffirming the state’s ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: Yobe expands health insurance, specialist hospitals to improve access

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Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

The Yobe State Government has disclosed that it’s ongoing reforms in the health sector under the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni have significantly expanded access to quality and affordable ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: Yobe Govt, Qatar Foundation Begin Free Eye Care

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Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

Yobe State government, in partnership with the Qatar Charity Foundation, has flagged off a comprehensive free eye care programme to improve the quality of ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: Yobe Government Abandons Health Care Centre For 10 Years As Community Uses Classroom As Makeshift Hospital

News channel or source: https://saharareporters.com/2026/04/29/yobe-government-abandons-health-care-centre-10-years-community-uses-classroom-makeshift

Published on: Tuesday 28 April 2026

This is as residents are forced to receive treatment inside a nearby primary school classroom. A civic technology organisation, TrackaNG, has raised the alarm over the deplorable state of Lewe Primary ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: NGF names Yobe best performing state in primary health care delivery

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Published on: Saturday 13 December 2025

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has named Yobe State as the overall Best Performing State at the third edition of the NGF’s National Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge Awards. The ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: 1.7m on HIV treatment: What the numbers reveal about Nigeria’s public health reality

News channel or source: https://www.thecable.ng/1-7m-on-hiv-treatment-what-the-numbers-reveal-about-nigerias-public-health-reality/

Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026

Newly released figures published on 1st July, 2026 by TheCable from the National Data Repository have drawn renewed attention to Nigeria’s HIV situation, revealing that approximately 1.70 million ...

News Nigeria » Yobe » Health: Yobe approves enrolment of retirees into health insurance scheme

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