Africa Health Report

UN Demands Probe into Nigerian Airstrike Civilian Killings UN rights chief Volker Türk calls for investigation into reported civilian deaths from airstrikes in Nigeria.

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations calls for independent investigations into reports that Nigerian and Chadian airstrikes...

Court Jails Ex-Power Minister 75 Years Over ₦22bn Fraud Former Power Minister Saleh Mamman convicted over alleged ₦22bn fraud linked to hydroelectric projects.

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal High Court sentences former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in...

EFCC Hospital Raid Sparks Indefinite Doctors’ Strike in Uyo Doctors protest after alleged EFCC raid at University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in Akwa Ibom.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 13, 2026

UYO, Nigeria – Doctors at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital begin an indefinite strike after condemning...

Nigeria Ends BEA Scheme Over Alleged ₦8bn Scholarship Fraud Nigerian-government-announces-552m-HOPE-EDU-education-funding.jpg

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government says it scraps the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship scheme after...

Africa CDC, Aspen Push New African Vaccine Supply Partnership Framework Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Oluwatobi Adu May 12, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Aspen Pharmacare advance discussions on a...

Update: WHO Confirms 11 Hantavirus Cases, Three Deaths on Cruise Ship Medical officials monitoring passengers linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak.

Otamere Gladness May 12, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization confirms 11 hantavirus cases, including three deaths, linked to passengers...

Lagos Expands Doctors’ Welfare Scheme to Fight Growing Brain Drain Healthcare workers and officials during a Lagos health sector briefing on doctors’ welfare reforms.

Korede Abdullah May 12, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says it is expanding healthcare workers’ welfare, housing and financing...

Breathing the Butcher’s Air: Inside Karu’s Growing Battle Between Survival, Stench and Public Health Cleaning activities continue at the Karu abattoir amid concerns over sanitation and environmental safety

Otamere Gladness May 12, 2026

KARU, Nigeria – At dawn in Karu, on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, the neighbourhood wakes not...

Africa CDC Backs $180m African Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion Deal Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH