October 29, 2023
Nigeria: World Polio Day - End of Polio in Sight in Nigeria - Rotary Governor
The district governor of Rotary International in District 9125, Rtn Sagab Ahmed Sani, has said Nigeria should be optimistic and hopeful that an end to polio is in sight. Read more »
October 26, 2023
Nigeria: MSF Offers 146-Bed Facility, Free Treatment for Diphtheria Patients in Kano
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it has provided a 146-bed facility to complement the government's effort to fight the deadly diphtheria… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Africa: 21 African Countries Experiencing Circulating Variant Polio Outbreaks - WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 21 countries in the African Region are still experiencing circulating variant polio outbreaks. Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: 91 Million People Living With Hepatitis B and C in Africa - Govt
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, says a total of 91 million people are living with chronic hepatitis in Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: What to Know About HPV Vaccine
Today the federal government will be introducing the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into the country's immunization programme for girls between ages 9 and 14 years. Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: Save Girls From Cervical Cancer With HPV Vaccine, Ogun Tells Parents
The Ogun State Government has appealed to parents and guardians to save their daughters from cervical cancer by ensuring they receive the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV). Read more »
October 20, 2023
Nigeria: Kano Tops As 15,060 Suspected Cases of Diphtheria Hit 20 States, FCT
Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) says 15,060 suspected cases of diphtheria have been detected in the country just as it gives an update on the national… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Nigeria: Diphtheria - Borno Records 59 Deaths, 481 Cases in 14 LGAs
Borno State Primary Healthcare Board says it has recorded 59 deaths out of the 481 diphtheria cases recorded so far in 14 local government areas of the state. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Launches Operational Guidelines for Health Insurance
The federal government has unveiled the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) operational guidelines in furtherance to the new NHIA act signed into law in 2022. Read more »
September 29, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs 250,000 Doctors, Says World Medical Association
The President, World Medical Association, Osahon Enabulele, has disclosed that Nigeria needs over 250,000 medical doctors to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO)… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Nigeria: Yobe to Immunise 1m Children Against Polio, Others
The Yobe State government has commenced the immunisation of 1.1 million children against polio and other diseases across the 17 local government areas of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Diphtheria - Save the Children Launches Response in Kano, Yobe, Katsina
Save the Children has launched a wide-scale health response to diphtheria in the three most impacted states of Kano, Yobe and Katsina. Read more »
Nigeria: Japa - Govt Advised to Use Expertise, Resources of Diaspora to Improve Health
Governments across all levels in the country have been advised to focus on ways to benefit from the Japa syndrome rather than lamenting over the situation. Read more »
Nigeria: Lassa Fever Kills 181 People, Infects 1,068 in 28 States
Lassa fever has killed 181 persons across 28 states since the beginning of the year. Read more »
September 27, 2023
Nigeria: Diphtheria - Unicef Deploys 9.3m Vaccine Doses to Kano, Borno, Yobe, Others
The United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that in the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF has deployed 9.3 million doses of… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Decry Govt Inaction As Diphtheria Spreads to 18 States
Diphtheria has so far killed 453 persons, infected 7,202, and spread to 18 states across the country, the federal government said yesterday. Read more »
September 24, 2023
Nigeria: UNGA - Nigeria, Others Approve Declaration to End TB By 2030
Nigeria, some UN Member States, civil society representatives and other stakeholders have approved a declaration to advance efforts to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Nigeria: WHO Urges Nigeria to Create Platforms for Patients' Concerns, Awareness
The World Health Organisation yesterday urged Nigeria to work with other member states to provide platforms for patient concerns and reduce avoidable harm. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Nigeria Has Second Highest Stillbirth Rate in the World'
Nigeria ranks second among countries with high stillbirth rates in the world, experts from the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have said. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Sets Up Task Force to Combat Diphtheria
The Federal Government has established an emergency task force to tackle diphtheria in the country. Read more »
September 15, 2023
Nigeria: Malnutrition - Global Initiative Partners Kano Organisations On Exclusive Breastfeeding
Alive and Thrive, a global nutrition initiative, in partnership with Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) in Kano State, is championing a behavioural change campaign towards… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 55% Drop in Malaria Deaths - WHO
Nigeria has recorded a 55 percent drop in malaria deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Nigeria: Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Harvesting Patient's Organ Not Doctor - NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said its findings showed that Noah Kekere, who was arrested for allegedly removing a woman's kidney in Jos, Plateau State, is not a medical… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Nigeria: Outages - Non-Electric Ventilator Offers Relief in Respiratory Failure Treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic stretched health facilities globally. Many hospitals ran out of bed spaces and medical supplies, essentially mechanical ventilators and medical oxygen. Read more »
Africa: Experts Call for Adoption of Sweden's Model to Reduce Cigarette Use
International health experts have urged African policymakers to adopt Sweden's tobacco harm reduction strategy to combat tobacco-related deaths and improve public health across the… Read more »