Africa Health Report

Benue Approves N294.53m for Malaria Prevention Closed hospital entrance in Otukpo sealed by Benue authorities

Benue Approves N294.53m for Malaria Prevention

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius August 22, 2026

BENUE, Nigeria – The Benue malaria prevention campaign has received a major funding boost after the Benue...

Benue Attack: Governor Alia Reacts as Suspected Herdsmen Kill Residents in Fresh Ukum Raid Closed hospital entrance in Otukpo sealed by Benue authorities

Benue Attack: Governor Alia Reacts as Suspected Herdsmen Kill Residents in Fresh Ukum Raid

Mirian Gom August 16, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – Suspected armed herders have launched another deadly attack in Ukum Local Government Area of...

Benue Records Fresh Lassa Fever Death Healthcare workers attending to Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Benue Records Fresh Lassa Fever Death

Mirian Gom June 22, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – A senior medical doctor working with the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria has died...

Benue Begins Resettlement of Yelewata Attack Victims Benue state map

Benue Begins Resettlement of Yelewata Attack Victims

Oluwatobi Adu March 2, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – The Benue State Government begins the resettlement of victims displaced by the June 2025...

Benue Lassa Fever Surge Kills Ten Health Workers, State Confirms Kano Lassa Fever alert

Benue Lassa Fever Surge Kills Ten Health Workers, State Confirms

Mirian Gom February 28, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – Benue State confirms a deadly Lassa fever outbreak that kills 10 health workers, including...

Benue Shuts Otukpo Hospital Over Unsafe Medical Practices Closed hospital entrance in Otukpo sealed by Benue authorities

Benue Shuts Otukpo Hospital Over Unsafe Medical Practices

Korede Abdullah November 29, 2025

BENUE, Nigeria – The Benue State Government has sealed St John’s Hospital in Otukpo after investigators uncovered...

Benue Shuts Hospital, Morgue After Lassa Fever Death Sparks Community Unrest Benue state map

Benue Shuts Hospital, Morgue After Lassa Fever Death Sparks Community Unrest

Mirian Gom October 31, 2025

MAKURDI, Nigeria – The Benue State Government has sealed a private hospital and a mortuary in Okpokwu...

Benue Launches Measles-Rubella Drive, Targets 2.6m Children Statewide Benue state

Benue Launches Measles-Rubella Drive, Targets 2.6m Children Statewide

Korede Abdullah October 17, 2025

MAKURDI, Nigeria – The Benue State Government has launched a Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign, aiming to immunise 2.6...

The Girl Who Carried Her Mother’s Secret A young girl in a faded blue dress sits on a wooden bench outside a mud-walled house, her back turned to the camera, with a small notebook beside her

A young girl in a faded blue dress sits on a wooden bench outside a mud-walled house, her back turned to the camera, with a small notebook beside her

The Girl Who Carried Her Mother’s Secret

Mirian Gom October 12, 2025

BENUE, Nigeria – In the quiet traditional district of Shagev-Yav, nestled within Kwande Local Government Area of...

Benue State

Benue Approves N294.53m for Malaria Prevention

Benue Attack: Governor Alia Reacts as Suspected Herdsmen Kill Residents in Fresh Ukum Raid

Benue Records Fresh Lassa Fever Death

Benue Begins Resettlement of Yelewata Attack Victims

Benue Lassa Fever Surge Kills Ten Health Workers, State Confirms

Benue Shuts Otukpo Hospital Over Unsafe Medical Practices

Benue Shuts Hospital, Morgue After Lassa Fever Death Sparks Community Unrest

Benue Launches Measles-Rubella Drive, Targets 2.6m Children Statewide

The Girl Who Carried Her Mother’s Secret

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