The Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) is calling for urgent reforms to cut added sugars from infant foods, warning of long-term health risks to Nigerian...
By Kemi Akintokun The Nigeria Heart Foundation has urged Nigerians to adopt healthier food choices as the country faces a rising burden of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)....
By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria and other partners have urged member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to finalise a strong and...
Immunisation The World Health Organisation (WHO) has renewed its call for intensified immunisation efforts across the Western Pacific region, warning of a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases...
By Catherine Egwuom Prof. Wellington Oyibo, Consultant and Medical Parasitologist at the College of Medicine, of the University of Lagos, says untreated malaria remains a...
By Damilola Oyeleke A medical expert, Dr Joshua Oluwayomi, has raised concern over low awareness and poor screening uptake for prostate cancer among Nigerian men. Oluwayomi,...
By Justina Auta Patient advocates have called on the Federal Government and National Assembly to prioritise funding for hypertension, describing it as a “silent killer” that...
By Folasade Akpan The Society for Family Health has transitioned into a quasi-group structure, repositioning itself as a fully integrated African-led health systems platform to better...
From L-R Founder, Medical Cancer Foundation (MFC) Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, Chairperson, First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), Barr. Chioma Uzodimma, Chairperson, Ministers’ Wives Association, Hajiya Bilikisu Kyari...
By Wandoo Sombo The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC)...