As the federal government of Nigeria celebrated its one year anniversary of coming to power, May 29, President Bola Tinubu had spent 83 days outside the country, attending to matters not unconnected to his health, among others, Africa Health Report, (AHR) can reveal. Further revelation is that business and private engagements dominated Tinubu’s foreign trips…
The Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, the Fund has received over 60,000 applications for student loan since the opening of NELFUND portal for students at federal institutions last Friday. Sawyerr, who stated this on Thursday while addressing the media in Abuja, said that out of the 60,000 applications, 30,000…
Korede Abdullah The Society for Family Health (SFH) has announced that the introduction of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPASC), a self-injectable contraceptive, has to significant expansion of options available to Nigerian families for controlling the number and spacing of their children. The SFH’s managing director, Omokhudu Idogho, noted that self-care in family planning has brought…
Chairman Malam Jalal Arabi, has urged pilgrims embarking on the 2024 Hajj to remember the sacred purpose of their journey. Arabi, in a statement signed by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Hajia Fatima Sanda Usara, and released to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Thursday, advised pilgrims to be vigilant about being unknowingly involved in…
Korede Abdullah The World Health Assembly (WHA), the seventy-seventh of its kind and decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) currently going on in Geneva, Switzerland, has re-affirmed its determination to formulate policies and make appropriate strategies for tackling global health challenges — including malaria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — through international collaboration,…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is ramping up investigations into the increasing food prices in Nigerian markets due to suspicions of misconduct among market players. This information was disclosed in a statement by the FCCPC on Wednesday and shared with Africa Health Report AHR. The Head of the FCCPC Lagos Office, Suzzy…
Jameelah’s room was once a morgue; Faldilah’s was a bathroom; Bevil’s – the doctor’s office where he came to collect his diabetes medication. All of them are squatting in a derelict hospital in the South African city of Cape Town, protesting at what they see as the government’s failure to deliver affordable housing. The end…
Juliet Jacob, our Reporter who visited Banex Plaza, the popular cell phone market in the nation’s capital, Abuja writes that commercial and business activities have resumed with tight security in place. Banex Plaza in Abuja, renowned for its diverse range of electronic and telecommunications products, has resumed operations after a temporary closure following an…
Korede Abdullah The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly to expand their partnership to strengthen epidemic and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in Africa. This was made…
Reports of poor breakfast being served to Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah have been refuted by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). A statement released on Tuesday by NAHCON’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Hajiya Fatima Sanda Usara, and provided to Africa Health Report (AHR) addressed the claim, stressing the importance of thorough investigation before…
