Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- The Nigerian government has announced plans to take over the salaries of 28,000 health workers who were previously paid through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

This follows the recent suspension of USAID's global funding, which has affected healthcare programs in many countries, including Nigeria.

The decision to halt USAID operations was made under the Donald Trump administration, causing concerns about the impact on critical health programmes such as malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS treatment.

Many experts fear that without this financial support, progress in combating these diseases could be reversed.

Nigeria's Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate,...