Africa Health Report

Plateau Diphtheria Outbreak Kills 31, Records 469 Suspected Cases Health workers respond to the Plateau diphtheria outbreak at a treatment facility in Jos.

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

PLATEAU, Nigeria – The death toll from a diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State has risen to 31,...

Kano Custodial Centre Records Two Deaths in Cholera Outbreak WHO report confirms more than 6,000 global cholera deaths in 2024

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Two inmates have died following a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial...

Rivers Police Rescue Kidnap Victim After Night Chase Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command investigate the alleged abduction and murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student.

Oluwatobi Adu September 26, 2026

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Police in Rivers State have rescued a kidnapped man after a night pursuit...

Troops Foil Suspected Terrorist Attack, Recover AK-47 in Kaduna Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops during security operations in Kaduna State.

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

KADUNA, Nigeria – Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled a suspected terrorist attack in Kaduna State,...

Lagos Residents Raise Waste Collection Concerns as Sanwo-Olu Seeks Patience Waste truck evacuating refuse during the Lagos environmental sanitation exercise in Mafoluku.

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Residents of Mafoluku in Lagos have raised concerns over delays in waste evacuation by...

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

ACCRA, Ghana – Shrinking water resources, degraded farmland and changing weather patterns are intensifying competition for land...

UNGA 81: Tedros Warns Next Pandemic Is ‘When’, Not ‘If’ WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at the UNGA 81 pandemic preparedness meeting.

Korede Abdullah September 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic is inevitable, and countries must strengthen health systems before it arrives,...

Stakeholders Seek Free Genotype Testing Across Nigeria Stakeholders at a sickle cell awareness event calling for free genotype testing in Nigeria.

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to provide free genotype testing in public...

Pate Calls Pharmacists Key to Nigeria’s Healthcare System Health officials and pharmacists during the 2026 World Pharmacists Day event in Abuja.

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Pharmacists have an expanding role in Nigeria’s healthcare system, from medicine supply and dispensing...

Dangote Refinery Pushes Nigeria Petrol Supply Higher in August Dangote Refinery in Lagos, which recorded 105.21 per cent average capacity utilisation in August.