Africa Health Report

Africa Warns Against Delaying Climate Commitments African climate negotiators participating in UN climate talks in Bonn

Africa Warns Against Delaying Climate Commitments

Mirian Gom June 19, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change has urged governments to accelerate climate...

Kogi Grants Free Insurance for Sickle Cell Patients Governor Usman Ododo addressing security officials during an enforcement briefing in Lokoja.

Governor Usman Ododo addressing security officials during an enforcement briefing in Lokoja.

Kogi Grants Free Insurance for Sickle Cell Patients

Korede Abdullah June 19, 2026

KOGI, Nigeria – The Kogi State Government has approved free health insurance coverage for people living with...

Ogun Commissions Pharma-Grade Warehouse to Strengthen Healthcare Ogun State commissions a Pharma-Grade Warehouse to strengthen medicine distribution, reduce stock-outs and improve healthcare delivery across 20 LGAs.

Ogun State commissions a Pharma-Grade Warehouse to strengthen medicine distribution, reduce stock-outs and improve healthcare delivery across 20 LGAs.

Ogun Commissions Pharma-Grade Warehouse to Strengthen Healthcare

Korede Abdullah June 19, 2026

OGUN, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government has commissioned a state-of-the-art Pharma-Grade Central Warehouse designed to improve...

Fathers Drive Maternal Health Gains in Bauchi Community members receiving recognition under the Fathers for Good Health initiative in Bauchi

Community members receiving recognition under the Fathers for Good Health initiative in Bauchi

Fathers Drive Maternal Health Gains in Bauchi

Hussaini Ibrahim June 19, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – The Fathers for Good Health (F4H) initiative is helping to improve maternal and child...

Katsina Unveils Solar Schools, Enterprise Projects Katsina tertiary institutions resume activities after strike suspension

Katsina Unveils Solar Schools, Enterprise Projects

Hussaini Ibrahim June 19, 2026

KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government has approved the installation of solar-powered lighting in Tsangaya schools...

No Deaths in Polaris Bank Fire – Officials Emergency responders battling a fire incident at Polaris Bank headquarters in Lagos

No Deaths in Polaris Bank Fire – Officials

Korede Abdullah June 19, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Polaris Bank and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have dismissed reports claiming...

Lagos Repatriates 226 Beggars After Statewide Sweep Environmental enforcement officials conducting an operation against street begging in Lagos

Environmental enforcement officials conducting an operation against street begging in Lagos

Lagos Repatriates 226 Beggars After Statewide Sweep

Korede Abdullah June 19, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has announced plans to return 226 beggars arrested during a...

Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations WHO Ebola outbreak emergency

Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations

Mirian Gom June 19, 2026

DR- Congo – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Enugu Warns Over Fake Augmentin Circulation Boxes of Augmentin tablets displayed during a counterfeit medicine warning

Enugu Warns Over Fake Augmentin Circulation

Mirian Gom June 19, 2026

The Enugu State Ministry of Health has issued a public health alert over the alleged circulation of...

Foundation Awards 2,600 Scholarships to Address Shortage of Medical Specialists Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO together with the First Ladies of Angola, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Gabon, The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Maldives, Mozambique, Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe inaugurated the 13th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2026.