Health

Vaccine Alliance Gavi and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply reduce the cost of a key malaria vaccine, making it possible …

Kano State Government has joined other states of the federation at the 2025 National Council on Health Meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The annual Council on …

Constance Meju An alarm on the silent destruction of the lives of members of oil pollution-impacted communities has been raised following a careful science-based research conducted by Pilex, a People’s …

The National Council on Health (NCH) has approved a new national policy reducing the age of consent for voluntary HIV testing in Nigeria from 18 to 14 years. The decision …

The Federal Government has issued a warning over rising groundwater contamination in Kogi, Lagos and Kebbi states after recent assessments revealed dangerous chemical and microbial pollutants in several communities. The …

Kano State Government has praised the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kano Chapter, for hosting a one-day seminar focused on breast cancer awareness and broader women’s health concerns. Breast …

The Nigerian Pension Commission (PenCom) on Wednesday said only 17 states out of Nigeria’s 36 states are currently implementing the Contributory Pension Scheme. The commission noted that 12 states have …

To bolster the response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the Lagos State Ministry of Health has trained healthcare workers across the state on the prevention and management of sexual …

Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the National Population Commission (NPC), and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has launched an electronic …

Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The …