The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called for increased public awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and stronger efforts to tackle misinformation and stigma around HIV prevention in Nigeria. Officials of…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in partnership with Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), has launched a guide to help Nigerian states review and strengthen their public health laws. The Nigeria Public Health Legal Reform Guide was…

On a Thursday morning in March, in the Agbowo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, Bisola* sat outside her home with her child strapped to her back. She continuously bent over to adjust the baby as she read her book for…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the closure of poliovirus type 2 outbreaks in five African countries following assessments that found transmission had been interrupted. The countries are Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Congo and Uganda, the WHO…

This is the second part of this report. Read the first part here. Grace* never saw a state budget document, she never read a federal appropriation law or examined a budget implementation report. She probably did not know that Nigeria’s…

A viral social media post about the use of Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) has sparked controversy among Nigerians and healthcare professionals over health insurance. The post, made on X on 2 August by user @106_36_52, who identifies as a medical…

The Kano State government has banned the administration of intravenous (IV) fluids and blood transfusions at patent medicine stores across the state. The Acting Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA), Khadijah Hussein-Sa’id, announced the…

The federal government has urged Nigerians to dial 112 in emergencies requiring urgent medical assistance and has released state emergency call centre numbers. The National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS), in an update on Wednesday, said 112 serves…

It was 11 a.m., and the sun was full over Kyaurawa, a remote community in the Birnin Kudu LGA of Jigawa State. Along the narrow, rough pathway surrounded by dry bushes, scattered mud houses and isolated compounds appear intermittently across…

The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered an intense transmission phase, with cases spreading rapidly across six provinces. The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a statement on Saturday, noted that as of…

The Nigerian government has strengthened its partnership with China to expand cancer care through technology transfer, professional training, research and expansion of radiotherapy capacity. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this while delivering the…

The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), University of Ilorin Branch, have declared support for the national body’s decision to give the federal government a fresh 21-day ultimatum. The branch declared its support in a communiqué issued on…

Some children may have vision problems without realising that they are seeing differently, an eye-care professional has said, urging parents to prioritise early eye checks. Tomisin Ayodele, a Dispensing Optician at Eyekon Innovation Optics Lab, said some children have vision…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has retracted a public alert concerning Deleject Disposable Needles, assuring healthcare providers, distributors and the public that the products available on the market are safe for use. The agency…

The federal government has called for increased African-led research, stronger partnerships and sustainable financing to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatobiliary cancers. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, made the call at the…