The Olu of Agboyi Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Monsuru Abimbola Adekanbi Oladega, Akinmasa I, and residents of the kingdom have commended Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for providing mobile healthcare services through the EKO Social Health Alliance…
As the world marks World Patient Safety Day 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for safer care for people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes and cancer. The WHO said strengthening health systems, improving communication, supporting…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) opened a landmark African media forum on road safety today, September 22, 2026. The gathering marks the start of a continent-wide effort to draft Africa’s first…
By Dr Pavel Ursu | When Africa’s health ministers convened in Addis Ababa for the Seventy-sixth session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa (RC76), they faced a question of growing urgency: How can Africa build health systems…
The Initiative to Resist Institutional Slavery and Exploitation (iRISE) organized a round-table meeting for media practitioners which held at Perfecto La Villa Hotel, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos, on September 10, 2026, and focused on improving the coverage of Sexual and Reproductive Health…
The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) and Save the Children International (SCI) have discussed ways to improve routine immunisation and reach more zero-dose and under-immunised children in the state. This was discussed when a delegation from Save the…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Steering Committee of the National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO) to improve the coordination and use of technology and health data across the country’s health system. The committee was inaugurated during its…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria has said it is working with the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) to improve access to healthcare and social services for older persons across the country. WHO Nigeria disclosed this after its Country Representative,…
Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, has commended the World Assembly of Muslim Youths (WAMY) for organising a week-long free medical outreach expected to provide surgeries and other medical services to about 1,500 patients in the state. The statement…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has joined UNICEF Nigeria, government officials, UN representatives and other partners in a consultation on the next Federal Government of Nigeria–UNICEF Country Programme Document (2028–2032). The meeting is focused on shaping the priorities of the…
