Health

Special Adviser to the President on Health Dr Salma Anas warned that donor fatigue was already affecting essential interventions and could jeopardize progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) if the country does not take charge of its health system. Dr...

AFRICA is grappling with growing public health threats amid strained resources and persistent gaps in preparedness, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. Professor Yap Boum, incident director for health emergencies at the Africa CDC, raised...

The Zamfara State Government has assured that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure that all eligible children receive the vaccine as it aims to vaccinate around 1.2 million children in the state. This was revealed on Saturday by...

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes tissue irritation and swelling. Going through all of this can lead to weight loss, fatigue, tummy pain, diarrhea, and malnutrition. This disease affects the end of the small intestine, the...

The Zamfara State Government, through the Ministry of Health, has announced that a recent cholera outbreak affecting communities has been successfully contained and stated that there are currently no active cases of cholera in the state. This was announced today...

Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya on Thursday met with a delegation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation led by Global Polio Director Kathy Neuzil to strengthen collaboration on polio eradication efforts across northern Nigeria. The meeting, held at the...

The Federal Government has achieved a major milestone in its immunization campaign, with more than 14 million girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) and almost 30 million boys receiving the new measles and rubella vaccine over the past year. The...

Experts from the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) have warned that Nigeria must seek transformative, not incremental, reform to achieve its 2030 SDG targets, citing gaps in maternal health, gender equality and reproductive rights... Speaking at the...

The Kogi Government has launched the second round of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week 2025, focusing on reducing morbidity and mortality in mothers and children under five years of age. At an event held in Lokoja, the state...

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC) for the newly created Nigeria Power for Health Initiative (NPHI) to boost electricity supply to health facilities in the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr....