The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have welcomed the allocation of 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the country responds to the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved projects worth about N540 billion for the upgrade of the National Hospital, Abuja, and the construction of a new cancer research and treatment centre. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Nigeria, Dr Pavel Ursu, has joined the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohammed Fall, and other UN agency leaders on a high-level mission to Maiduguri, Borno State, to recognise humanitarian workers and assess…
By: Peter Emmanuel | Oriwu Senior Model College, Ikorodu, under Education District II, Lagos State, has received a mobile clinic from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to strengthen healthcare services for students and staff of the school. The facility…
By Michael Omotosho | The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has taken its rural healthcare intervention to Erikiti Oglo in Badagry, with the commissioning of an EKO Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA) mobile clinic for residents of the community and…
By: Peter Emmanuel | The European Union has released €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain the ongoing cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa. Nigeria will…
The Federal Government has set up a joint task team with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to strengthen checks on funds and investments in Nigeria’s health sector. The team, inaugurated on Monday by the Federal…
By: Peter Emmanuel | Life After Abuse Foundation (LAAF) delivered training for male staff at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) on Friday, 14 August 2026, examining male abuse, trauma and the impact these experiences can have on men’s…
By Bukola Olukemi-Odele A recent narrative circulating across public health and media spaces—exemplified by reports from food corporations and their allies —advocates mandatory fortification of seasoning cubes with iron, zinc, folic acid, and vitamin B12 to fight against anaemia and…
By: Peter Emmanuel | The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on scientists, researchers and public health experts to submit their work and contribute to shaping the scientific programme of the 5th International Conference on…
