The Lagos State Ministry of Health and Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), Lagos Sector have renewed their commitment to tackling maternal mortality, Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stated this... Read more »
The European Union (EU) says it will spend €10.4 million on Nigeria Solar for Health Project (NISHP) to provide primary healthcare centres with reliable and sustainable solar energy solutions. Inga Stephanowicz, head of... Read more »
The World Health Organisation in the African Region and TY Danjuma Foundation have signed a landmark $2.26m agreement to strengthen Nigeria’s national health priorities over the next decade. The partnership formalised on... Read more »
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 19-member ministerial implementation and monitoring committee tasked with establishing medical simulation centres across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The centres aim to transform medical training and healthcare delivery... Read more »
The Senate has emphasized the need for the Federal Government to look inward and device an home grown solution to preventing the scourge of Malaria in the country. Not only that, the... Read more »
A total of 1,660 professional kits (Crocs and scrubs)have been presented to midwives across Specialist Hospitals, General Hospitals, and Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Bauchi State to enhance skilled birth delivery at these... Read more »
Potatoes have long held a cherished place in British cuisine, from the comforting jacket potato to the classic Sunday roast. Beyond their culinary versatility and affordability, potatoes are a nutritional powerhouse, offering... Read more »
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, has called for sustainable financing for healthcare in the Commonwealth. Speaking at the 37th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in... Read more »
Zamfara Commissioner of Health, Dr Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, held meeting with 14 local government council chairmen on health care delivery leadership challenge, appreciating their support in supplying monthly drugs in their areas.... Read more »
The Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals has lamented the delay in implementing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure adjustment for members of the union and other healthcare workers the salary structure. NUAHP... Read more »
The United States’ measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with three deaths so far, state and local data showed Friday, marking a stark resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease that the nation... Read more »
A total of 3,182,157 insecticide-treated mosquito nets are expected to be distributed across Delta State in 2025 as part of efforts to eradicate malaria in Nigeria. This was disclosed in Asaba on... Read more »
Kwara state government, on Tuesday, cried out over inadequate number of medical doctors in the state’s health facilities because of brain drain, popularly, called, ‘Japa’ syndrome, that is mostly affecting the country’s... Read more »
To protect children from developing chronic non-infectious diseases, such as asthma, pneumonia and other allergic conditions, chest doctors have urged parents to keep them away from firewood flames. The experts noted that... Read more »
In a major step toward eradicating polio, the Sokoto State Government has launched an intensive vaccination campaign aiming to immunise more than one million children under the age of five. The four-day... Read more »
Medical experts and government officials have raised concerns over the growing burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity in Nigeria, calling for increased investment and public health interventions. Speaking at... Read more »
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 135,224 residents are currently living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), highlighting the persistent public health challenge in Nigeria’s most populous state.... Read more »
The Lagos State Government has expressed concern over a significant deficit in healthcare personnel, disclosing that the state requires an additional 66,000 medical professionals—33,000 doctors and 33,000 nurses—to adequately cater to the... Read more »
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a sharp rise in Lassa fever cases, with 127 deaths confirmed across 18 states as of April 6, 2025. According to... Read more »
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has listed 1,277 persons for follow-up over the possibility of being infected with Lassa fever. This follows the centre recording 659 confirmed cases out... Read more »