Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Jigawa State Government has made genotype testing compulsory for all intending couples as part of efforts to reduce the prevalence of sickle cell disease and promote public health. The announcement was made on Thursday, July 25, 2025, by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, following a State…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government will tomorrow, Saturday, July 26, 2025, launch a four-day integrated malaria prevention campaign targeting children under five across all 44 local government areas. The campaign combines Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with the mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), aiming to protect millions of children during the peak…
The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pledged continued collaboration with Nigerian health agencies to tackle infectious disease outbreaks. In a statement, on Friday, the CDC said: “Whether it’s Lassa fever, cholera, diphtheria, yellow fever, or meningitis, we continue to work with Nigerian public health experts and agencies to help the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) on Thursday trained civil society organizations and media practitioners in Kano to step up advocacy for the full implementation of the Free Maternal and Child Healthcare (FMNCH) Law. The one-day workshop focused on building participants’ capacity for data-driven advocacy, grassroots mobilization,…
Dennis Gabriel in Abuja The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July due to critical funding shortfalls. WFP warned that a critical funding gap is paralysing its operations, adding that…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Over 30 million children worldwide miss out on completing their full course of life-saving vaccines, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed. “In 2024 alone, 60 countries saw significant measles outbreaks — nearly double the number in 2022,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus during an online briefing on global health….
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab has emphasized that the state’s green transition plan is far more than a regulatory tick-box — it’s a chance for small businesses to unlock fresh opportunities. The commissioner made this known yesterday at the Lagos Green Economy Forum which took place…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has unveiled Solution Providers to support the implementation of Phase II of its pharmaceutical traceability pilot for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition products. In a statement issued by the agency on Friday, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, described the move…
John Nwokocha, Editor, and Juliet Jacob in Abuja, Nigeria Stanford University’s pioneering SPARK Translational Research Programme has unveiled plans to find solutions to cancers and other critical health challenges in Nigeria and the African continent as a whole. SPARK Global founder and co-director, Professor Daria Mochly-Rosen, made this disclosure against the backdrop of the organisation’s…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has pledged unwavering legislative support for cancer prevention and HPV awareness across the state. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Mobile Truck Clinic and Molecular Laboratory at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan on Wednesday, Ogundoyin…
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