By Esther Olaoluwa | The Kano State Government has inaugurated a Sickle Cell Centre and a new office complex for the Kano State Centre for Disease Control as part of efforts to improve specialised healthcare, disease surveillance and emergency response…
The Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF) 2026 has opened in Abuja with policymakers, health experts, researchers, development partners and public health stakeholders from across the continent calling for stronger investment in primary healthcare systems to address emerging health challenges…
The Federal Government has launched the National 1,000 Days of Life Social and Behaviour Change Campaign to improve maternal and child nutrition through better breastfeeding practices and healthier feeding habits. The campaign was unveiled on Monday in Abuja as part…
By Esther Olaoluwa | Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is increasingly affecting the livelihoods, safety and economic wellbeing of vulnerable people in Nigeria, with 54.9 per cent of respondents in a recent study reporting that online violence had negatively affected their…
By Michael Omotosho | Nigeria has recorded another achievement in its fight against polio following the World Health Organization (WHO)’s accreditation of the Maiduguri National Polio Laboratory for Sanger sequencing, further strengthening the country’s disease surveillance and outbreak response capacity.…
The Federal Government has secured a five-year support package estimated at $500 million from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to strengthen routine immunisation, vaccine delivery and primary healthcare services across Nigeria. In a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Health…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the TY Danjuma Foundation have trained 26 health workers in Enugu State on how to handle emergencies that can arise during childbirth. The two-week Comprehensive Emergency…
For 10-year-old Ibrahim*, what started as a simple complaint of weakness quickly turned into a frightening health emergency. Within hours, he became extremely weak, began vomiting and passing stool continuously, leaving his family struggling to understand how his condition had…
Young leaders, health professionals, and community advocates across Nigeria have issued a clear call to international health leaders: build a healthcare system that actively includes youth in decision-making today, rather than treating them as passive observers for tomorrow. Speaking at…
By Esther Olaoluwa | The Lagos State Government has expanded access to social health insurance with the commissioning of a new ILERA EKO office in Surulere, as part of efforts to bring affordable and quality healthcare services closer to residents…
