Nigeria: Federal Govt Kicks Over Reps' Move to Establish 16 New Health Institutions

The Minister of Health, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate has warned against the duplication of health institutions across the country in the face of scarce resources. Read more »

Nigeria: Meningitis Killed 361 in 1 Year - NCDC

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that between 2023 and 2024, the country recorded 4915 suspected and 380 confirmed cases of meningitis, with 361… Read more »

Nigeria: Yobe Govt Launches Mass Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign

The Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services (SMOH) and the State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development… Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Disbursed N45b to 8,000 Phcs - Minister

Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof Ali Pate has said that the federal government has disbursed 45 billion Naira directly to states to strengthen primary healthcare… Read more »

Nigeria: 14.3m People in Nigeria Are Drug Users - Official

Director of public health at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, has asserted that Nigeria has an epidemic drug use problem at a prevalence of… Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Govt to Partner Rotary Club, Others On Polio

The Rivers State government has said it would sustain its collaboration with the Rotary Club and other partners to end polio in Nigeria and across the globe. Read more »

Nigeria: 2.8m Nigerians Added to Health Insurance in One Year

The Federal Ministry of Health under the minister of Health and Social Welfare has within the first year of the present administration added over 2.8 million people to the Health… Read more »

Nigeria: Bayelsa Disburses N13.8bn to Ng-Cares Beneficiaries

Bayelsa State government said it has disbursed about N13.8 billion to 466,732 direct beneficiaries in the eight local government areas of the state for the rural and empowerment… Read more »

Nigeria: Seven Tips On Essential First Aid Supplies

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Nigeria: Matriarch of Igbinedion Family, Rosaline Agbonlahor, Dies At 95

The Igbinedion family of Igbanke in Orhiomwon local government area of Edo State has announced the death of its matriarch, Mrs Rosaline Agbonlahor Igbinedion (nee Aisagbonhin). Read more »

Nigeria: Abia First Lady Raises Hope of Sickle Cell Patients

Wife of Abia State governor, Mrs. Pricillia Otti, has given cash grants for medical expenses and health insurance of sickle cell patients in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Air Chief Tasks Personnel On Physical, Mental Fitness

Chief of the Air staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has tasked personnel on physical and mental fitness for operational efficiency, saying they were critical components of… Read more »

Chad: 70 Million Children Vaccinated Against Polio Virus in Lake Chad Region - WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, said that over 70 million children in high-risk countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger… Read more »

Nigeria: Strategy to Tackle Nigeria's Staggering Life Expectancy Gap Unveiled

Garfield, a public health awareness organisation, has launched an urgent new health strategy to tackle Nigeria's growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis, which has led to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Partners Global Health Agencies to Strengthen Cancer Care Infrastructure

The minister of state for health, Dr Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the federal government's commitment to enhancing cancer care in the country as international partners visit… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Receives 846,000 Doses of Malaria Vaccine

The federal government has received the first batch of 846,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccine from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Read more »

Nigeria: 6 Die of Cholera, 14 Hospitalised in Kebbi

An outbreak, suspected to be Cholera, has killed six persons and fourteen others hospitalised in Yabo Fada Salkawa Community in Yauri under Yauri local government area of Kebbi… Read more »

Nigeria: FG to Commence Drug Test for Road Transport Workers

A bill to compel road transport workers nationwide to undergo periodic drug tests is awaiting President Bola Tinubu's assent. Read more »

Nigeria: World Sight Day - Optometrist Calls for Mandatory Eye Exams for Nigerian Children

As World Sight Day approaches on October 10, 2024, Chairperson of the Nigerian Optometric Association, Lagos State Chapter, Dr. Gloria Okoekhian-Ogulu, have raised alarm over the… Read more »

Nigeria: Concerns Over Nigeria's Rising Mental Health Cases

As Nigeria joins other nations in marking this year's World Mental Health Day, experts have raised serious concerns over the country's mental health landscape, particularly… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Advocates Handwashing Culture to Combat Diseases, Save Lives

As Nigeria prepares to mark the 2024 Global Handwashing Day, the minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged Nigerians to recommit to the practice of… Read more »

Nigeria: Heart Health With Dr. Shidali

A conversation with Dr Shidali Vincent, a consultant cardiologist and head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi exposed the urgency to always… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Allocates N254m to Enhance Primary Healthcare in Enugu

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to bolstering primary healthcare in Enugu State, announcing a substantial allocation of N254 million. Read more »

Nigeria: Stakeholders Urge Govt to Expand Access to Contraception, Reproductive Health Services

In commemoration of World Contraception Day 2024, stakeholders in Nigeria have called for increased government funding and expanded access to reproductive health services to ensure… Read more »

Nigeria: Healthy Eating Without the Obsession

In the age of diet trends and wellness fads, many of us have developed an unhealthy fixation on food whether it's counting calories, analysing every meal for its "superfood"… Read more »