By Blessing Odega Some Plateau residents have commended the Federal Government for organising a free cancer screening to promote early detection and reduce cancer-related deaths. The...
By Mustapha Yauri The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with Roche Products Limited, on Thursday inaugurated an Oncology Patient Navigation Programme at the Ahmadu...
By Martha Agas The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is seeking the establishment of urban health units nationwide to improve access to...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has highlighted ongoing efforts to develop a vaccine for Lassa fever. The disease, an acute viral...
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering five million rural women-owned businesses with the commissioning of the Osusu Abaala Women Palm-Oil...
By Adekunle Yusuf and Olabisi Azeez Nigeria faces a new public health challenge as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches infiltrate the lives of its...
Know this simple fact, or risk a harsh awakening later: the kidneys work quietly and relentlessly, day after day—filtering nearly 50 gallons of blood, flushing out...
From Left: Alhaji Dahiru Musa (second left), Chairman flanked by Hajiya Maryam Adamu (right), Hajiya Maryam Abubakar Ahmed Tijani Suleiman (middle) and Alhaji Waziri Usman at...
African leaders and manufacturers have been urged to jointly acquire a major vaccine production facility in the United Kingdom described as a rare opportunity to strengthen...
By Victor Adeoti The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those in other African countries,...
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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