WHO: 114 Dead as Airstrikes Hit Sudan Hospital, Others
ABUJA, Nigeria – At least 114 people, including 63 children, are killed after airstrikes hit a kindergarten and a nearby hospital in Sudan’s South…
Nigeria’s Cholesterol Crisis: The Young Lives Lost Before the Warning Signs
ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid Lagos morning, the news spread quickly through a neighbourhood gym: a regular had collapsed mid-workout and died before…
FRCN Retirees Plan Naked Protest Over Unpaid Benefits
LAGOS, Nigeria – Retired workers of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) threaten to join a nationwide naked protest scheduled for December 8,…
Soaring Medicine Costs Block Universal Health Coverage Worldwide – Report
ABUJA, Nigeria – Exploding medicine prices are the biggest obstacle to universal health coverage, forcing nearly 1.6 billion people deeper into poverty, according to…
NMA Urges Government to Improve Doctors’ Welfare Nationwide
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) urges the Federal Government to improve doctors’ welfare and working conditions, warning that poor remuneration and…
Nigeria, World Bank Renew Commitment to Social Protection Expansion
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government and the World Bank have renewed their commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s social protection systems and expanding economic opportunities…
WHO Launches Global Strategy Against Future Coronavirus Threats
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) unveils its first unified long-term coronavirus strategy, marking a pivotal shift from emergency COVID-19 response to…
Africa CDC Tests Mobile Messaging to Improve TB Care
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention launches a new multi-country study assessing whether simple mobile text messages can improve…
Ebola Outbreak in DRC Officially Declared Over
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared its 16th Ebola outbreak after recording 42 consecutive days without new cases and confirming…
Nigeria to Roll Out Affordable Twice-Yearly HIV Injection
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health authorities in Nigeria have committed to making a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, widely available after successful deployment in…