Public hospitals across key communities in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been thrown into chaos as a warning strike by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) entered its third day. The industrial action has crippled healthcare delivery in Dutse, Kubwa, and Bwari, with patients stranded and critical services suspended. A visit…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Amid the ongoing nationwide warning strike by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), members of the Hospital Friends Association in Katsina have stepped in to provide first aid and humanitarian support to stranded patients. The state chairman of the association, Alhaji Bilya Sanda Khadimul Islam, in a statement…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Patients at the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja and some other facilities cross Lagos state, are pleading for quick resolution of the ongoing by the medical doctors in the state. At the Alimosho General Hospital in Igando, when Africa Health Report, AHR, visited it…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Healthcare delivery at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala, Kano has come to a near standstill as patients desert the facility following the warning strike declared by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM). Checks by Africa Health Report, AHR, on Thursday, being day 2 of the strike, revealed that…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Katsina State Government has declared free medical treatment for all residents diagnosed with typhoid, as part of efforts to curb the disease’s spread and alleviate healthcare costs. In a statement on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Bala Salisu Zango, said five hospitals have been designated to offer the…
The seven-day warning strike by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), has grounded social and health activities across Nigerian hospitals. Agency report said that hospitals have been rejecting patients for fresh admission as of Wednesday. Another agency report observed that the Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan has discharged patients who were admitted following…
At least 22 people, including a police officer, have been killed and 200 others injured in protests against a rise in the price of fuel that began on Monday, Interior Minister Manuel Homem has said. Police say more than 1,200 people have also been arrested in what began as a strike by taxi drivers against…
Roughly 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said Wednesday. In a statement, the agency said active outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria heightened the risk of cholera spreading, raising the threat of cross-border transmission to…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria has announced the appointment of Ms. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef as its new Country Representative. In a statement issued on Monday, the organisation said Wafaa brings more than two decades of experience in international humanitarian and development work to her new role, positioning her to…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a comprehensive national strategy aimed at revamping brain and spine healthcare across Nigeria. Speaking at the inaugural Africa Neurological Health Summit 2025 in Abuja on Tuesday, Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Ibrahim Anas, represented by Dr. Ahmed Yakasai emphasised the…
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