Vaccines Save 20m Lives in Africa – Report
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly 20 million lives have been saved in Africa through measles vaccination since 2000, according to a new analysis by the…
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Africa Health
Flushed Promises: How Nigeria’s Sanitation Emergency Keeps Fueling a Preventable Health Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigeria declared a state of emergency in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 2018, the message was meant to be…
Nigerian Expert Urges Africa to Rethink Autism Understanding
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian autism expert and neurodiversity advocate Boluwatife Ayanwole calls for a major cultural shift in how autism is understood and supported…
Experts Push for Stronger Implementation Research to Improve African Health Systems
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health professionals have called for strengthened implementation research across African health systems to address real-world barriers that limit the effectiveness of…
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…
Africa, WHO Launch New Framework to Prevent Sexual Misconduct
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) and 42 African Member States have unveiled a new safeguarding standard aimed at preventing sexual exploitation,…
Africa CDC Warns of Rising Outbreak Risks, Calls for Stronger Community Surveillance
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African governments to intensify community-based surveillance, expand vaccination campaigns…
Dying Too Soon: Why Nigerians Struggle to Live Beyond 54 Years
ABUJA, NIGERIA — In the heart of Africa’s most populous nation, a quiet emergency is unfolding — Nigerians are dying far too young. With…
WHO Rallies Africa to Eradicate Polio Through Renewed Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging African nations to intensify the fight against polio as the continent marks World Polio…
2025 World Sight Day: WHO Warns Only 26% of Africans Access Cataract Surgery
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African governments to prioritise investment in national eye health as new data show…