Fidson Healthcare turned in 213.5 per cent more in profit in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period of 2025, its financial report showed on Monday, as Nigeria’s fast-growing market for prescription drugs boosted sales. Ethical…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent measures “to curtail rising medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)” and to engage health workers to prevent the practice. The global health body said on Monday in a statement that the…

In the small village of Ungwan Kanawa in Tankarau, Dutsen-Abba Ward of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, a tragic reality has sparked a life-saving transformation. Many residents of the village lost their children to measles due to their…

The Adamawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ADPHCDA) has launched a polio vaccination campaign targeting no fewer than 1.4 million children, with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Speaking at the 2025 National Immunisation Day celebration in Malkohi, Yola…

Health experts have called for intensified preventive measures against malaria as the best option to eliminate it.The experts spoke at a malaria outreach organised by Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), FCT branch, in collaboration with Gwagwalada Area Council on Friday…

For many Nigerians, depression is still misunderstood and often mistaken for spiritual attacks, laziness, or overthinking. It is a silent burden that often goes undiagnosed, untreated, or dismissed due to stigma and misinformation. But mental health experts say depression is…

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, recently sat with PREMIUM TIMES to discuss the outbreaks of Lassa Fever, Mpox, Meningitis and other infectious diseases, the factors contributing to their persistent spread, and…

The federal government has said that local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and medical devices is critical to achieving medicines security in Nigeria. The Director, Food and Drug Services, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Olubunmi Aribeana, said this at the…

A volunteer medical team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has successfully performed 28 cochlear implant surgeries for children in Kenya as part of an ongoing medical outreach programme. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the…

Global health agencies have warned that rising outbreaks of measles, meningitis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases are threatening decades of immunisation progress. This warning comes from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Gavi, the Vaccine…

A new report by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has shown that Rivers State has the highest number of Persons Living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Nigeria. The report titled “2024 HIV Spectrum Estimates’ indicates that Rivers…

A medical expert from Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, Zubairu Iliyasu, has said that more than 11 million people are currently living with diabetes in Nigeria, with many more remaining undiagnosed. Mr Iliyasu, a professor cited recent statistics during…

Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Abuja chapter on Thursday staged a protest over the alleged shutdown of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory.…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have called for the local production of HIV/AIDS kits and medications to address the funding shortfall in the fight against the disease. The call…

A new report by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has shown that Rivers State has the highest number of Persons Living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Nigeria. The report titled “2024 HIV Spectrum Estimates’ indicates that Rivers…