The federal government has been urged to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and increase domestic investment in health research to safeguard Nigeria’s public health system amid declining international donor funding. Alash’le Abimiku, Executive Director of the International Research Centre of Excellence…

More than 30 per cent of solar systems installed in Nigerian Primary Health Centres (PHCs) become non-functional within three years of commissioning, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has said. Salako disclosed this on Wednesday…

The Nigerian government has set a target to provide reliable electricity to at least 30 per cent of health facilities by the end of 2027, as about 40 per cent of functional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) currently lack access to…

Nearly nine in 10 households in Katsina State consume only one to three varieties of food items daily, while six in 10 recent births occurred at home, according to a new government household survey that shows wide gaps by wealth…

The Kano State House of Assembly has called on Governor Abba Yusuf to take urgent action to contain a severe diphtheria outbreak that has reportedly killed an unspecified number of children in the Rano Local Government Area (LGA). The resolution…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml to recall the products nationwide. The agency also ordered the destruction of the recalled products…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced Basic Life Support (BLS) training for health workers in seven public hospitals, as part of efforts to strengthen emergency response and reduce preventable deaths in the territory. This was disclosed in a…

Researchers in the United States have reported promising results from a personalised cancer vaccine designed to prevent melanoma from returning or spreading. The vaccine, known as intismeran autogene, is being developed by Moderna, a biotechnology company, in partnership with Merck,…

Pregnancy often comes with questions about what women can and cannot safely do, particularly when it comes to sexual activity. For some couples, pregnancy may create fears that sex could harm the baby or trigger complications. Others may assume that…

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has inaugurated sub-committees ahead of the 67th Regular National Council on Health (NCH), urging members to ensure that their recommendations are evidence-based, practical and focused on improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The…

Aisha* once relied on free antiretroviral therapy (ART) from a clinic in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, funded through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) programme. The treatment kept the HIV in her body suppressed. That changed when US…

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has committed $4.17 million to four research projects examining whether existing Ebola vaccines can generate immune responses against the Bundibugyo virus. The studies, according to a news release on the CEPI website, will…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has received an initial allocation of 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine to support the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved projects worth about N540 billion to upgrade the National Hospital, Abuja, to a quaternary healthcare institution and to build a new cancer treatment centre. Quaternary healthcare refers to highly specialised medical care involving…

An HIV prevention expert has cautioned that improper use of condoms, including the use of oil-based lubricants, can increase the likelihood of condoms breaking and undermine protection against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The Senior Manager for Prevention Programmes…