The Nigerian government is set to unveil three major cancer treatment centers by May 2025, as part of a broader effort to improve healthcare services across the nation. The announcement was made on Monday by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “For the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched a comprehensive eye camp initiative to provide free surgeries for 10,000 residents suffering from various visual impairments, including cataracts. Governor Zulum made the announcement on Monday while inaugurating the programme, which is a collaboration between the Borno State Government and Senator Ali Ndume,…
Nigeria is ill-prepared to handle another pandemic on the scale of COVID-19, according to Professor Oyewale Tomori, a renowned virologist and former World Health Organisation (WHO) Advisor. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Africa Health Report (AHR) on Saturday, Tomori sharply criticised the country’s current health infrastructure, particularly its laboratory system, warning that Nigeria’s ability…
Sierra Leone has confirmed its first case of mpox, a viral disease, since the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its highest alert level in 2024. The National Public Health Agency (NPHA), on Saturday announced that a 27-year-old man from the Western Zone, near the capital Freetown, tested positive on January 10. “The patient is in…
… Calls for Support on Herbal Medicine Trials Director-General of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has called for increased support to fund clinical trials on herbal medicines, stressing the importance of scientific validation to ensure their safety and efficacy. In an interview with the News Agency of…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The NNPC Foundation Ltd/Gte has successfully operated on 160 cataract patients, including three children born with the disease, as part of its South West free cataract screenings and extractive surgeries in Abeokuta, Ogun State. This health outreach initiative aims to provide essential healthcare services to those in need, with a target…
Key stakeholders have vowed to intensify efforts in strengthening surveillance, public health communication, and inter-agency collaboration to prevent the spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) into Nigeria. This was disclosed on Thursday at a strategic meeting, organised by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Abuja. Speaking at the meeting, the Director General of NEMA, Zubaida…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a significant milestone for healthcare delivery in Lagos State, the federal government has commissioned a state-of-the-art 20-bed Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Oreta Community, Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu. This initiative, led by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…
Health authorities in China confirmed Thursday that five cases of a new strain of mpox, Clade 1b, have been detected. The outbreak, linked to an individual with a history of living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been “effectively handled,” according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Li…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has made a significant stride in the fight against epidemic-prone diseases on the continent. The organization has developed a preferred list of diagnostics to guide efforts in improving access to diagnostic tests for diseases such as Mpox, dengue, cholera, bacterial meningitis,…
