World Health Organization has raised the Ebola risk level in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from high to “very high” following a rapid increase in suspected infections and deaths across the country. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus disclosed on Friday that the outbreak had worsened significantly, with nearly...
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Akwa Ibom State Health Insurance Agency (AKSHIA) has commenced the accreditation process for 240 Primary Healthcare facilities across the state as part of efforts to strengthen the delivery of quality healthcare services under the social health insurance scheme. Addressing officials of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and Akwa...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s growing debt profile, warning that the country’s rising debt servicing obligations are beginning to overshadow investments in critical sectors such as education, healthcare, and poverty reduction. In a statement shared on Monday on X following President...
Federal Government has launched the EU Support to Public Health Institutes in Nigeria (EUSPIN) initiative as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen disease surveillance, emergency preparedness, and institutional response systems across the country. The four-year €4.2 million initiative, launched in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the World...
United States health officials have appealed for calm after one American passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius tested mildly positive for the Andes virus. The US Department of Health and Human Services said the passenger only showed mild symptoms, while another traveler was placed in a...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The West African Health Organization (WAHO), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have been commended for their unwavering commitment to strengthening regional health security and enhancing the collective capacity of the member-nations to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats....
A major push to confront one of Africa’s fastest-growing—yet often overlooked—health threats was unveiled today on the sidelines of the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Amref Health Africa, in partnership with the Novo Nordisk FoundatEast Africaion, announced a US$13.2 million expansion of the Partnership for Education...
…Also adopt regional framework to accelerate Malaria elimination The 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Health Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), concluded on 25 April 2026 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, with the adoption of major strategic decisions aimed at accelerating malaria elimination, reducing...
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated ₦10 million to the Malikiya College of Nursing Sciences in Bauchi State as part of his continued support for healthcare and education development in Nigeria. Obi disclosed this in a post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, detailing his engagements...
Honourable sir, My neighbour Roseline was 25, vibrant and fierce, a diploma graduate hawking fabrics in the dusty Dutse market to support her aging mother and two younger brothers. Her dream? To save enough for a small tailoring shop. But dreams shatter fast when life turns cruel. One evening,...
Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Community-Based National Social Action Fund Taskforce to drive grassroots development and accelerate socio-economic improvements across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards. The initiative, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will deploy community-driven interventions tailored to local needs, with each ward engaging a verified...
NNPC Foundation Limited/Gte, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of NNPC Ltd. has won the CSR Champion Award (Health) 2025 instituted by the Independent Newspapers. The award was presented during the Silver Jubilee edition of the Independent Newspapers Awards, themed “Game Changers: Breaking Barriers and Shaping Tomorrow,” held at...
A major new international study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, one of the world’s leading medical journals, has revealed that Nigeria carries the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, with an estimated over 1.5 million children under the age of 15 living with the...
Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Hospital Management Board (HMB), Borno State, has praised Governor Babagana Zulum for what it described as comprehensive reforms and sustained investment in the state’s health sector. The association’s stance was expressed during a press conference led by its State Chairman, Dr. Musa Karaji Modu,...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a “disgraced country,” citing poor healthcare funding and misplaced national priorities as the world marked World Health Day. In a strongly worded post shared on X, Obi called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s healthcare sector, lamenting that the...
A historic Memorandum of Agreement signals renewed commitment to tackling SRHR, SGBV, and adolescent health challenges The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), and the Media, Health and Rights Initiative of Nigeria (MHR), have signed a landmark Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), uniting two of Nigeria’s foremost public...
For decades, Nigeria’s civil society—comprising self-styled “concerned” academics, activists, public intellectuals, and student voices—has positioned itself as the conscience of the nation. It has consistently lamented the state of Nigeria’s politics, education, infrastructure, and governance. Yet, beneath this posture of moral authority lies a troubling pattern of contradictions, selective outrage,...
The Regional Community Health Policy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was formally launched by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in Cotonou, on March 24, 2026. Held at the Sofitel Hotel in the capital of Benin Republic, the ceremony brought together government representatives, technical and...
Nigerian health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations staged a protest in Abuja on Thursday, opposing a controversial bill currently before the National Assembly seeking to repeal the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act. The bill, identified as HB 2695, has...
A wave of grief has swept through families and residents in Kano following the heartbreaking death of Hafsat Yusuf, who passed away just hours after delivering quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital. Hafsat Yusuf had successfully given birth to five babies — three boys and two girls — on...