May 19, 2023
Nigeria: GAVI Resumes Direct Health Project Financing in Nigeria
GAVI had stopped funding programmes in Nigeria through the NPHCDA following unsatisfactory findings from its programme audit in 2015. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Nigeria: Malaria - Abuja Community Receives Free Medical Services, Counselling
Malaria, a disease caused by a parasite spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes, kills more than 400,000 people yearly, mostly children in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Doctors' Strike - Abuja, Lagos Hospitals Offer Skeletal Services
Resident doctors make up the bulk of doctors in Nigeria's tertiary hospitals Read more »
May 17, 2023
Nigeria: Critical Shortage of Skilled Birth Attendants in Healthcare Centers - Official
The NPHCDA boss said the government is introducing Community-based Health Research, Innovative-training and Services Programme (CRISP) to address the challenge. Read more »
Nigeria: Doctors Strike - Govt Says Negotiation Ongoing, NARD Says Not True
"The situation with the doctors' strike is of concern to government and the negotiations have been ongoing." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Warns Doctors Against Planned Strike Commencing Today
"There is nothing like warning strike. A strike is a strike. If they want to take that risk, the options are there..." Read more »
May 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Doctors to Begin Strike Wednesday
"The warning strike will commence at 8 a.m on Wednesday 17 May and end 8 a.m Monday, 22 May" Read more »
Nigeria: SWIPHA Obtains World Health Organisation Product Prequalification
According to Frederic Lieutaud, the Managing Director of Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, the WHO pre-qualification is a rigorous process that evaluates pharmaceutical products based… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Nigeria: Weeks to End of Tenure, Senator Hopeful Buhari May Assent to Health Emergency Bill
"If the bill is not assented to, the 10th Assembly will follow up and ensure its success" Read more »
May 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Is World's Second Nation With High Maternal, Child Deaths - Report
The report noted that in 2020, 788 women and children died 'per thousand' in India and 540 women and children 'per thousand' died in Nigeria. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Nigeria: AMR - Drug-Resistant Diseases Now Constitute Threats to Global Health - Experts
It is said that at least 700,000 people die each year due to drug-resistant diseases. Read more »
May 04, 2023
Nigeria: Why Demand for Primary Health Care Services Is Low in Nigeria - Official
The NPHCDA boss said the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation by bringing about social restrictions and heightening public distrust in the health systems. Read more »
May 02, 2023
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Global Health Systems Now Recovering From Pandemic - WHO
Globally, as of 26 April, the WHO dashboard shows there have been 764,474,387 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Read more »
Nigeria: Demands By Resident Doctors Absurd - Ngige
The doctors had on Saturday requested tangible steps on the "upward review" of CONMESS and payment of all salary arrears owed its members from 2014. Read more »
April 30, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Investigates As Malaysia, Taiwan Recall Indomie Noodles Over Cancer-Causing Substance
The company said the Indomie noodles have received standard certifications and have been produced in compliance with international food safety regulations. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: World Immunisation Week 2023 - Firm Seeks Post-Covid-19 Catch-Up Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Themed: "The Big Catch-Up", WHO said it is "working with partners to accelerate rapid progress in countries to get back on track to ensure more people, particularly children, are… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Partnerships Saved 11.7m People From Malaria Deaths - Dangote
"More than ever, we must collaborate to ensure that no child or person dies of malaria...," he said. Read more »
Nigeria: World Immunisation Week 2022 - Firm Seeks Post-Covid-19 Catch-Up Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Themed: "The Big Catch-Up", WHO said it is "working with partners to accelerate rapid progress in countries to get back on track to ensure more people, particularly children, are… Read more »
April 22, 2023
Nigeria: Meningitis - Nigeria Records 235 Cases, 118 Deaths in Six Months
When compared to 196 suspected cases that were reported in the preceding week 12, NCDC said the new figure shows an increase of 8 per cent. Read more »
Nigeria: Meningitis - Nigeria Records 212 Suspected Cases, 23 Deaths in Three States
The NCDC report shows that Jigawa State in the North-west accounted for 62 per cent of the suspected cases. Read more »
April 21, 2023
Nigeria: What If Nigeria-Trained Doctors Are Forced to Serve Nigerians?
How can government train medical doctors free of charge and refuse to invest in things that will make the doctors stay back at home? Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Anambra, Highest in Childhood Tuberculosis in Nigeria - Official
"Our major challenge with Childhood TB control in the state is that parents are scared... Some of them think the medical personnel want to use their children's stool for 'juju"'. Read more »
April 19, 2023
Nigeria: $800m Loan Obtained to Ease Effects of Covid, Cash Crunch, Subsidy Removal - Official
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently announced that Nigeria had secured a World Bank facility worth $800 million. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Nigeria: Malaria Vaccine - What to Know About Life-Changing R21
It is reported that the 2021 results from the Phase-IIb trial reported that R21/Matrix-M demonstrated high-level efficacy of 77 per cent. Read more »
April 17, 2023
Nigeria: Hope for Millions As Nigeria Approves Malaria Vaccine
Similar to Ghana, Mrs Adeyeye said the vaccine is indicated for the prevention of malaria in children from 5 months to 36 months of age. Read more »