The Lagos State Government has announced a major policy shift in clinical practices across the state, revealing that only five per cent of fever cases in Lagos are actually caused by malaria. Following this data, healthcare providers have been directed…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a sweeping expansion of the nation’s emergency healthcare infrastructure, aimed at reducing preventable deaths and securing sustainable financing for intensive care nationwide. Speaking in Abuja on July 9, 2026, the Honourable Minister of…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the African Union Commission, has officially launched a critical three-day regional policy validation workshop in Nairobi. Running from July 8 to 10, 2026, the high-level convention aims…
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), through its emergency intervention arm, LASHMA-Assistance in Distress (LASHMA-AID), has successfully revived and provided free comprehensive medical treatment for Kindness Tingni, an unconscious 22-year-old pregnant woman from Plateau State, who subsequently gave birth…
The rapidly expanding Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in East Africa cannot be contained without an immediate shift toward local community leadership, scientists warned this week. One month after the crisis was declared a global and continental public health emergency, transmission chains…
In a decisive move to halt a rapidly spreading health crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nigerian government have launched one of the country’s largest reactive health interventions. More than 1 million people in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council…
Africa’s repeated exclusion from timely access to vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments during major global health emergencies has sparked a definitive shift toward self-reliance. Grounded in the harsh lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside recent mpox, Marburg virus disease, and Ebola…
In a major move to fulfill President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to drastically reduce preventable maternal and infant deaths, the Federal Government has officially commenced the rollout of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) equipment, essential medicines, and medical…
In a decisive move to fortify the continent’s defenses against emerging biomedical threats, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened a critical workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. The high-level gathering brought together priority member states with the…
The future of Africa’s health security must be fiercely protected through regional unity and self-reliance, according to the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). Speaking at the recent Southern African Development Community (SADC) Joint Ministerial meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, AUDA-NEPAD Chief…
