The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development (FMOWASD) has announced plans to collaborate with the National Population Commission (NPC) to strengthen birth registration and...
By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi Ministry of Health’s Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Programme, in collaboration with Sightsavers, has inaugurated the 2025 Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM)...
By Taiye Olayemi A non-governmental organisation, the Joyce Ojemudia Foundation (JOF), says there is urgent need for functional medical equipment in public hospitals...
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Government of Japan, has concluded a one-year...
No fewer than seven medical associations have confirmed their participation in the Diaspora Health Impact Initiative 2026 (DHII 2026), a programme aimed at leveraging global Nigerian...
By Talatu Maiwada Traditional leaders in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa have pledged to sanction residents engaging in open defecation to improve sanitation and healthcare...
By Lilian Okoro The Federal Government is leading a nationwide push to cut excessive salt intake, blaming its high consumption for rising cardiovascular...
…launches skin cancer care The Federal Government has intensified efforts to address the rising cancer burden in the country, with a renewed focus on skin cancer...
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Government has extended the Sanwo-Olu Officers Care initiative to 1, 000 personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (...
By Aderogba George The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Women’s Health, Dr Adanna Steinacker, on Thursday met with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in...
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...
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has called for urgent policy and service reforms “to address...
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