By Catherine Egwuom Some Nigerians who have hypertension have decried the high cost of treatment and shared their experiences and challenges in managing the condition....
By Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) on Tuesday trained 250 women to enhance product quality...
By Folasade Akpan The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria has expressed concern over rising cases of violence...
The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has inaugurated “My Family Companion” to support Nigeria’s policy direction and global conversations on family wellbeing alongside a...
The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) and the Integrated Child Survival Advocacy at the Last-Mile (ICSA), have reaffirmed commitments to improving child survival, and...
Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, says it treated 444,723 children for malnutrition in Nigeria in 2025. The Country Representative, Ahmed Aldikhari, said...
By Stanley Nwanosike The Enugu State Government and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) have partnered to establish a minimum benchmark for radiative equipment to ensure...
By Justina Auta Nigeria’s health stakeholders have urged urgent, coordinated reforms to improve rehabilitation services after an assessment exposed significant gaps in the nation’s rehabilitation system...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said countries must not leave people stranded at sea when they possess the capacity to manage health risks safely...
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), has inaugurated a 4.2 million Euros programme...
By Mercy Sawok Investing in adolescent girls’ education can generate more than 21 times the initial investment through improved education,...
By Mercy Sawok The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has urged publicly owned medical laboratories to pursue international...
By Justina Auta The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) says it will mobilise participants across 10 cities in Nigeria and...
Residents seeking healthcare in public hospitals across satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have alleged persistent cash-only payment...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it will strengthen controls over mobilisation from admission through graduation to prevent record...
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady, on Friday inaugurated the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-South zone in Calabar....
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has presented its Community Pharmacists Assessment and Career Progression Institute (CPACPI) framework...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has partnered with the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Kware,...
By Safia Abdulrahman The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has announced plans to organise aerobic exercise sessions every three...
Damaturu, Sept. 3, 2026 (NAN) The Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH), Damaturu, says it spends N360 million annually in the...
A medical expert, Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, says seeking a second medical opinion is not an offence, emphasising that it is...
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government, in collaboration with the John Hopkins Programme for International Education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics...
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has announced plans to organise aerobics sessions every three months to promote healthy...
By Lilian Okoro As public health leaders, policymakers, researchers, and advocates prepare to gather in Cape Town for the 18th...
By Catherine Egwuom Health expert, Dr Maymunah Kadiri, has urged healthcare workers to prioritise their mental health and well-being. Kadiri...
By Franca Ofili The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that Ebola outbreak in...
By Franca Ofili Prof. Palokinam Pitche has assumed office as Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the Economic...
By Kazeem Akande The Rotary Club of Lagos Royale on Wednesday sensitised Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and Faith-Based Birth Attendants...
By Rose Okudaye The World Health Organisation (WHO) and stakeholders in Nigerian natural medicine have called for stronger regulation,...
By Folasade Akpan Dr Oma Iyoko, Chairperson, Dementia Africa, has urged African governments to make dementia a public health priority,...
By Kemi Akintokun The BRICON Foundation, an NGO, on Tuesday donated free mastectomy bras and breast prostheses to breast...
By Oluwatope Lawanson A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), has urged the Lagos State...
By Stephen Adeleye The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged the United Kingdom (UK) to lead concrete action against the...
By Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) says it received 33,009...
By Oluwatope Lawanson Stakeholders in the health and legal sectors have called for improved access to contraception and professional medical...
Medical experts and global health partners have advocated strategic integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and local capacity...
By Mercy Sawok The Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the federal and state governments to...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended security agencies and other groups for the successful rescue of 16 corps...
Africa on Monday marked the 24th African Traditional Medicine Day, with experts urging governments to invest more in research, regulation...
Dr Oladipo Kolawole, an infectious disease expert, says Africa must strengthen its capacity to own, analyse and develop Artificial Intelligence...
