Fortune Eromonsele, Zainab Adewale and Oluwakemi Adelagun Public hospitals across Nigeria have recorded widespread disruptions in healthcare services following the continued nationwide strike by health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU). JOHESU commenced the strike over the federal…

Primary healthcare providers, medical experts and trado-medical birth attendants drawn from the Irewole/Isokan/Ayedaade Federal Constituency in Osun State, have been urged to ensure thorough diagnostic investigations of their patients before treatment. This was disclosed at the 3rd biennial conference for…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed the Director-General of the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA), Martins Emeje, as a co-chair of its newly established advisory group. The group is called Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Traditional, Complementary…

The Ogun State Government says it has tackled seven disease outbreaks in 2025 and is strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) systems across its primary healthcare facilities to better manage future threats. The state Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, disclosed…

The United States has signed a five-year bilateral health agreement with Nigeria aimed at strengthening the country’s health system, with a focus on expanding faith-based healthcare services. According to the US Department of State, the Memorandum of Understanding signed on…

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) has urged Nigeria to scale up infection prevention and control (IPC) across primary health care centres (PHCs) nationwide. The group warned that lessons from COVID-19 exposed the country’s vulnerability to outbreaks at the community…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared the Indomie Brand Noodles (Vegetable Flavour) product unsafe for consumption and ordered its immediate mop-up nationwide following a safety recall by foreign regulators. In Public Alert No.…

Ekiti State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening health systems and delivering life-changing outcomes for residents, as well sustain partnerships with stakeholders in the healthcare delivery sector. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, said such would translate to…

Vaginal discharge is a natural fluid produced by the vagina to keep it clean, moist and protected from infections, but medical experts warn that certain changes in colour, smell or texture may signal underlying health problems. In this episode of…

A range of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs could help shift the trajectory of the global obesity epidemic, which affects over one billion people worldwide, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. A new generation of appetite-suppressing drugs called GLP-1…

The federal government and the United States have signed a landmark technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation and funding for the early detection and prevention of existing infectious diseases in Nigeria, including HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. This is…

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation on Monday said Nasarawa State has an HIV prevalence rate of 2.0 per cent, with an estimated 23,306 People Living with HIV requiring treatment. The state coordinator for AHF, Dr Emmanuel Bichi, said this during a…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration says Nigeria risks losing momentum in the fight against HIV/AIDS unless awareness and services penetrate deeper into rural communities, where stigma, insecurity and poor access continue to frustrate progress. The Mandate Secretary of the FCT…

A grieving father, Festus Ogbu, has established a foundation in honour of his only daughter, Praise, who died in 2024 after battling Sickle Cell Disease, Systemic Sclerosis and Juvenile Arthritis. To bridge the gap in public awareness, the family is launching…

Nigeria recorded 195 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, with a higher fatality rate than the same period last year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The NCDC, in its latest situation report, stated that…