Nigeria: Gates Foundation Honours Nigerians, Others As Global Champions for Children's Nutrition

According to Mr Suzman the foundation is focused on the more than 400 million children who aren't getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Read more »

Nigeria: Fresh Cholera Outbreak Kills 10 in Ebonyi

An official said over 20 other suspected infected people are receiving treatment in hospitals. Read more »

Nigeria: Drug-Resistant Diseases Threaten Food Systems, Health Security - NCDC

WHO estimates that AMR could lead to as many as 10 million deaths per year by 2050 if no effective measures are taken to address the issue. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Teaching Hospital Confirms Fire Incident

The hospital management said most of the pictures of the fire outbreak being circulated on social media space are not pictures of the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Read more »

Nigeria: Adamawa Govt. Confirms 12 Deaths From Cholera Outbreak

The Adamawa State Government said out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive. Read more »

Nigeria: Flood - What We Lost, How Nigerians Can Help Us - Maiduguri Teaching Hospital

The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital sustained significant water damage and was forced to suspend its operations for two weeks. Read more »

Africa: Mpox Still Not Under Control in Africa - Africa CDC

Africa CDC confirmed the spread of the disease in all five regions of the continent. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Attends to 300 Sexual, Domestic Violence Cases Monthly - Official

"As of last year, we provided services to over 6,333 survivors. We now attend to an average of 300 new cases monthly." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Can Save Thousands of Lives By Fortifying Maggi, Other Bullion Cubes - Report

"Additionally, scaling up the use of high-quality prenatal vitamins for pregnant women in low-income countries, including Nigeria, could save nearly half a million lives by 2040." Read more »

Nigeria: Fidson's Drug Manufacturing Pact With Chinese Firms Raises Hope for Nigeria's HIV Patients

Fidson, which is listed in Lagos where its stock has shed 24.6 per cent this year, is valued at N30.3 billion. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Red Cross Appeals for $2.5m to Support Borno Flood Victims

Mr Adeaga said "We urgently need the support of individuals, organisations..." Read more »

Nigeria: NPHCDA Releases ₦260m for 40 New PHCs in Niger State

NPHCDA says it mobilised the resources from development partners Read more »

Nigeria: National Nutrition Financing Committee Calls for Prioritization of Nutrition in 2025 Budget

By leveraging partnership with the Budget Office of the Federation, the ANRiN Project and its partners hope to build a more sustainable and well-funded nutrition ecosystem,… Read more »

Nigeria: 2025 Budget - Group Wants Nigerian Govt to Increase Nutrition Allocation

To address the crisis, the non-profit demanded that evidence-based nutrition interventions must be prioritised in the 2025 budgets of relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera - Four Dead, 36 Hospitalised in Adamawa Council

He said the cholera outbreak was recorded in Alkalawa, Ajiya and Limawa wards in the area. Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Flood Raises Concerns Over Food Insecurity - Commission

The commission noted that about 40 per cent of the farmlands in Maiduguri had been submerged, ahead of the harvest season. Read more »

Nigeria: Senator Banigo Condemns Kidnapping of Nurses, Patients At Kaduna Health Centre

The lawmaker who is the Chairperson of the 10th Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary), called for urgent action to rescue the victims and protect healthcare workers… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Cases Surge 128% With Lagos As Epicentre

The NCDC reported 7,056 suspected cholera cases as of 1 September compared to 3,096 cases at the same point in 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Healing the Brain Drain - Nigeria's Move to Stem Health Workers Migration

Ranked by WHO among the 37 countries with critical health workforce shortages, Nigeria is battling an exodus of trained professionals abroad. Read more »

Nigeria: Mpox Cases in Nigeria Now 67 - Official

NCDC said the 67 cases were confirmed out of 1,031 suspected cases reported across 23 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Warns of Imminent Surge in Lassa Fever

NCDC said Nigeria recorded a decline in disease outbreaks nationwide. Read more »

Nigeria: How Health Workers Steal, Re-Sell Govt. Facilities' Drugs, Consumables in Kano - Official

A Kano State Government official warned perpetrators, whom he described as "unpatriotic," to desist from such practices or be ready to face the consequences. Read more »

Nigeria: Cross River Receives 32,341 Applications for 206 Health Sector Vacancies

1,240 nurses applied for the 153 vacancies while 184 persons applied to fill the 22 advertised slots for pharmacists. Read more »

Nigeria: 27% of Children in Two Zamfara Communities Are Malnourished - MSF

Of the 97,149 children screened in 21 different urban and rural locations, 27 per cent were found to be suffering from acute malnutrition. Read more »

Nigeria: Diseases - Don't Sell Animals With Unknown Cause of Death, Enugu Govt Warns Butchers, Others

The Enugu State Government raised the concern following a tipoff by some members of the public that animals that died of flu and other zoonotic diseases were sold in the meat… Read more »