Mirian Gom 
✍️ Editor’s Note
The second week of June underscored Africa’s growing health security challenges and the urgent need for stronger, more resilient healthcare systems. From Ebola preparedness and tuberculosis drug shortages to unsafe food and declining vaccination rates, the week’s top stories reveal how both emerging threats and longstanding weaknesses continue to shape public health outcomes.
At the same time, governments and development partners advanced efforts to tackle child poverty, malnutrition and HIV sustainability. New strategies aimed at reducing donor dependence and strengthening social protection demonstrate an increasing focus on long-term health resilience.
The week’s coverage also highlights a critical reality: health and development are deeply interconnected. Issues such as workforce shortages, blood supply gaps and food safety not only affect lives but also economic growth, education and national stability. As Africa confronts these challenges, sustained investment, policy reform and regional cooperation will remain essential to securing a healthier future.
🔟 Top 10 Stories This Week
🔟 WHO Pushes Greener Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Reforms
The World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying global efforts to cut carbon emissions in pharmaceutical…
9️⃣ Gombe, UNICEF Deploy N1bn Therapeutic Food Against Malnutrition
The Gombe State Government and UNICEF have intensified efforts to combat child malnutrition with…
8️⃣ North-West Governors Adopt Strategy to Tackle Child Poverty
Governors from Nigeria’s North-West region have adopted a new strategy aimed at reducing child poverty and strengthening…
7️⃣ WHO Warns Falling Vaccination Rates Raise Outbreak Threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over declining immunisation coverage in several…
6️⃣ Nigeria Unveils New HIV Strategy to Reduce Donor Dependence
The Federal Government has launched the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan (NSP) 2026–2030, …
5️⃣ Africa Faces Dangerous Blood Supply Gap as WHO Warns Millions Remain at Risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over persistent blood shortages across…
4️⃣ NMA Blasts FG Over Healthcare Funding, Doctor Exodus
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter, has accused the Federal Government of…
3️⃣ Nigeria Urged to Declare TB Emergency Over Stock-Outs
The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) urges the Federal Government…
2️⃣ Tinubu Unveils Ebola Task Force, Releases ₦10bn
President Bola Tinubu has approved a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness…
1️⃣ Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually
Unsafe food is causing nearly 50 million illnesses and more than 53,000 deaths in…
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