Africa: WHO Allays Fear Over Human-to-Human Transmission of H5n1bird Flu

In recent years, H5N1 has spread widely among wild birds, poultry, land and marine mammals and now among dairy cattle. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Seeks Funds to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness, Response

Nigeria is looking to apply for the second round of funding with a $500 million envelope for eligible countries. Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Govt Spent N3.77bn On Healthcare Services in 10 Months - Governor

Governor Radda says the Katsina government increased funds releases to the health sector by 800 per cent between June 2023 and April 2024 Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Becomes First African Country to End Mother-to-Child HIV, Hepatitis B Transmission

WHO said in 2022, only 4 per cent of babies born to mothers living with HIV acquired the virus. Read more »

Nigeria: Cost of Healthy Diet in Nigeria UP N982 in March - NBS

The NBS said this is 4.7 per cent higher than the amount recorded in the previous month Read more »

Nigeria: Meningitis - WHO Inaugurates Vaccination in Niger After Scores Died

The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against the meningitis outbreak began on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Over-Dependence On Import Causing Drug Cost Inflation in Nigeria - NAFDAC DG

The NAFDAC DG said it is not just about access to drugs but about quality medicine, and that is why "we go after fake medicine." Read more »

Nigeria: WHO Commends Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out in Three More African Countries

"Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme." Read more »

West Africa: Three More West African Countries Inaugurate Malaria Vaccination

The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunisation for children in other countries. Read more »

Nigeria: Sugar in Infant Formulas - NAFDAC Speaks On Nestle Products in Nigeria

NAFDAC said unlike Cerelac, Nido, the follow-up milk formula by Nestle, was not registered in Nigeria and is not in the country's market. Read more »

Nigeria: Nestle Reacts to Allegation of Adding Sugar to Infant Formulas in Nigeria

The reaction is contained in a statement issued on Thursday and shared with PREMIUM TIMES by the company's Head of Corporate Communications, Victoria Uwadoka. Read more »

Nigeria: UK Tribunal Imposes More Punishment On Nigerian Doctor Accused of Sex With Patient

The tribunal heard that the pair had consensual sexual intercourse in the hospital toilet cubicle and at her home. Read more »

Nigeria: Commissioner Describes Kano Health Budget As 'Annual Copy and Paste'

The commissioner says the budget is a repetition of items year after year. Read more »

Africa: World Health Day - WHO Says HIV Still Prevalent in Africa

WHO said Africa's HIV-positive population increased from 15.6 million in 2005 to 24.3 million in 2021, accounting for 3.4 per cent of the total population. Read more »

Nigeria: Vaccine - Gavi Announces $250m Grant to Nigeria As Tinubu Urges Greater Collaboration With Organisation

President Tinubu said partnership on local vaccine production has become necessary owing to the challenges faced by developing countries, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's First Lady Donates N1 Billion to Support Fight Against Tuberculosis

Mrs Tinubu dedicated the investiture to one of her staff, who she said lost his life to the disease, and to others with similar fate. Read more »

Nigeria: Diphtheria - Four Children Dead, 28 Hospitalised in Kano

Kano State according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) tops the diphtheria disease charts in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Records 109 Lassa Fever Cases, 20 Deaths in One Week

NCDC said eight new healthcare workers were affected in the reporting week Read more »

Nigeria: Gates Institute Continues Vaccine Trial Against Tuberculosis

The World Health Organisation estimates that 10.6 million people globally fell ill with TB, 1.3 million died in 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: $300m Malaria Fund Probe - Nigerian Lawmakers Say Health Ministry Officials Are Lobbying Them, Summon Minister

"Have they used the money? If they have not used the money, where is the money? It is a matter of simple explanation. But they have been running away, calling all manner of people… Read more »

Nigeria: UNAIDS to Reduce Aids-Related Deaths to 250,000 By 2025 - Report

UNAIDS noted that to achieve the Global AIDs Strategy 2021-2026 there must be a change in public health approach for drug users. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu to Set Up Africa-CDC Coordinating Office in Nigeria, Upgrade Dental College to University

The President made these disclosures in statements issued and signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale Read more »

Nigeria: 'Lagos May Increase Tax On Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Disease Burden'

The state health commissioner reasoned that funds raised through such a policy could be channeled specifically to the areas of the consequence of those consumptions. Read more »

Nigeria: What We're Doing to Address Healthcare Challenges in Ondo - Aiyedatiwa

The governor also revealed that his administration is currently recruiting more hands into the state's health sector. Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Severity, 90% of People With Glaucoma Undiagnosed - Official

The blindness and visual impairment survey revealed that 1.1 to 1.4 million adults in Nigeria have glaucoma. Read more »