Health

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto To strengthen its health system and reduce maternal and child mortality, the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the State Contributory Health Management Agency …

The United Nations Children’s Fund has concluded a week-long capacity-building workshop for officers-in-charge from Primary Healthcare centres in Kaduna on Saturday. The workshop was meant to strengthen gender-responsive healthcare. The …

Musa Na Allahi, Sokoto Access to child-spacing services in parts of Sokoto State has been severely hampered due to the persistent threat of banditry, forcing many families to abandon their …

The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill that could transform the country’s approach to fighting malaria. Sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), the proposed legislation seeks to create the …

The Senate has passed a bill for second reading to establish the National Agency for Malaria Eradication (NAME), a landmark initiative to tackle Nigeria’s overwhelming malaria burden. Senator Ned Nwoko …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 138 lives between January to date with a 19.3 per cent case fatality rate. This is …

The Kano State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Bayero University Kano (BUK), has successfully hosted a high-level dissemination …

As the world marks International Nurses Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 42 per cent of nurses in Africa plan to emigrate, threatening to further destabilise already …

As the world marks International Nurses Day 2025, the Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has issued a passionate appeal for urgent and sustained …

On Friday, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, inaugurated Nigeria’s first large-scale rapid diagnostic test (IVD) production facility and the second of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company, CODIX BIO …