Korede Abdullah in Lagos A new study published in JAMA Cardiology has revealed that adults who later developed heart disease showed a decline in physical activity about 12 years before their diagnosis, highlighting the importance of early lifestyle interventions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of…
Cancer patients in Rivers State are set to pay a fraction of their treatment costs after the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) joined a national cost-sharing scheme with Roche and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). The initiative, launched on Thursday, reduces oncology drug prices by up to 80% for insured patients, a…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has entered into a landmark partnership with the Health Business Academy for Africa (HBA), reaffirming its commitment to strengthening healthcare business excellence and capacity in Nigeria. The agreement, signed at the HFN Executive Office in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday, makes HBA the Federation’s official…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority has begun distributing identity cards to 15,916 vulnerable residents, including pregnant women and children under five, under its Health Insurance Scheme. Speaking at the launch in Kaduna on Thursday, Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe said the initiative aimed to “bridge vulnerability to security”…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Katsina State Government has inaugurated a 15-member special committee to assess and address malnutrition across the state, following a recent report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) highlighting the severity of the crisis. Speaking virtually at the inauguration on Wednesday, Governor Dikko Radda said the panel would review the MSF…
Koko Maxwella in Abuja The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) has earned prestigious international and national accreditation for its HIV programme’s PCR laboratory, a milestone hailed as a major advance in Nigeria’s fight against virus. RSUTH announced on its X account on Friday that the facility, now holding an updated ISO standard certification, is…
The Federal Government has on Friday inaugurated a high-level committee to begin collective bargaining with major health sector unions, aiming to avert further industrial action. The move comes despite ongoing unrest, including a fresh 21-day ultimatum from the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), a suspended warning strike by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives…
The Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sounded the alarm over the circulation of unsafe and unregistered consumer goods, following the seizure of more than 10,000 cartons of illicit tomato paste and cosmetic products at Lagos’s Trade Fair Market. In a statement released on Friday, and obtained by Africa…
Police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a man posing as an ophthalmologist for allegedly administering unapproved eye treatments to hundreds of unsuspecting residents. The suspect, identified as Gabriel Gideon of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, was apprehended on Thursday, 14 August 2025, after a tip-off from concerned residents in Itu. Police spokesperson, DSP Timfon…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Bauchi State Government has approved the harmonisation of salaries and allowances of medical doctors in the state civil service with the Federal Government scheme, in a bid to stem the migration of health workers to federal institutions. Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr. Rilwanu…
