Mirian Gom

Gom Mirian AHR Senior Correspondent, has over 8 years’ experience reporting on health, crime, education, investigations, and development issues across Nigeria and Africa. With dual degrees in Economics, she combines analytical skill with compelling storytelling. Widely recognised for her public health and humanitarian reporting, she earned a Nestlé Award nomination for compelling human-interest journalism. Follow her on Twitter @mirian_linus.

Congo’s Health System Collapses as Medicine Shortages Hit Kivu Provinces Congolese health worker in empty clinic amid drug shortage

Congo’s Health System Collapses as Medicine Shortages Hit Kivu Provinces

Mirian Gom October 8, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 80% of healthcare facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have run...

Drone Strike Kills Eight in El-Fasher Maternity Hospital Attack Damaged El-Fasher maternity hospital after RSF drone strike

Drone Strike Kills Eight in El-Fasher Maternity Hospital Attack

Mirian Gom October 8, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – A drone strike by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) kills eight people, including...

JAMB Screens 176 Brilliant Underage UTME Candidates Nationwide in 2025 JAMB officials interviewing underage UTME candidates during 2025 screening

JAMB officials interviewing underage UTME candidates during 2025 screening

JAMB Screens 176 Brilliant Underage UTME Candidates Nationwide in 2025

Mirian Gom October 8, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has screened 176 underage candidates who excelled...

UN Women, NCCC Launch Nigeria’s Gender-Responsive Climate Toolkit UN Women representative and NCCC officials unveiling gender-responsive climate toolkit in Abuja

UN Women representative and NCCC officials unveiling gender-responsive climate toolkit in Abuja

UN Women, NCCC Launch Nigeria’s Gender-Responsive Climate Toolkit

Mirian Gom October 8, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – UN Women and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) have unveiled Nigeria’s Nationally...

Parents Demand Special Schools for Children Living with Cerebral Palsy Parents of Cerebral Palsy children speaking during World CP Day in Ilorin

Parents of Cerebral Palsy children speaking during World CP Day in Ilorin

Parents Demand Special Schools for Children Living with Cerebral Palsy

Mirian Gom October 8, 2025

KWARA, Nigeria – Parents of children living with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in Nigeria have urged governments to...

WHO Warns: 15m Teens Now Addicted to Vaping WHO warns of teen vaping epidemic in new global report

WHO Warns: 15m Teens Now Addicted to Vaping

Mirian Gom October 6, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm over a growing youth vaping...

NCDC Urges States to Boost Health Emergency Preparedness NCDC officials launch state emergency preparedness framework in Abuja

NCDC Urges States to Boost Health Emergency Preparedness

Mirian Gom October 6, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged state governments to...

Helen Clark Named Gavi Board Chair from January 2026

Mirian Gom October 6, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has appointed former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark as...

Africa Health Report: Top 10 Health Stories of the Week, 29 September – 5 October 2025

Mirian Gom October 6, 2025

📝 Editor’s Note From global health innovation to grassroots mobilisation, this week’s stories reveal how African nations...

Nigeria Generates Nearly 5m Tonnes of Plastic Waste Yearly – Minister Warns Officials from The Alternative Bank, Environment Ministry, Wuse Market Traders Association, and Abuja Environmental Protection Board at the Walk4ZeroPlastic campaign in Abuja