Africa Health Report

WHO Warns Falling Vaccination Rates Raise Outbreak Threat WHO

WHO Warns Falling Vaccination Rates Raise Outbreak Threat

Oluwatobi Adu June 10, 2026

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over declining immunisation coverage in several...

Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually Dangote refinery complex in Lagos with workers on site

Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually

Korede Abdullah June 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Unsafe food is causing nearly 50 million illnesses and more than 53,000 deaths in...

FCT Launches Drive to Vaccinate 1.5m Children Health workers preparing for a vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.5 million children in the Federal Capital Territory

Health workers preparing for a vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.5 million children in the Federal Capital Territory

FCT Launches Drive to Vaccinate 1.5m Children

Mirian Gom June 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) has concluded arrangements to vaccinate...

Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration Nigerian school children celebrating Children’s Day amid concerns over education and child welfare challenges.

Nigerian school children celebrating Children’s Day amid concerns over education and child welfare challenges.

Children’s Day in Nigeria: The Painful Reality Behind the Celebration

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

(By Otamere Gladness, Oluwatobi Adu, and Oluwafunbi Bello) ABUJA, Nigeria – Every May 27, Nigeria celebrates Children’s...

Nigeria Adopts New Nutrition Policy, Targets Malnutrition Crisis by 2035 Children receiving nutritional support in a community health centre

Children receiving nutritional support in a community health centre

Nigeria Adopts New Nutrition Policy, Targets Malnutrition Crisis by 2035

Mirian Gom April 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has adopted a new National Policy on Food and Nutrition (2026–2035), with authorities...

Jigawa Vaccinates 2.6m Children Against Polio, Exceeds Target at 116% Coverage Measles-Rubella Vaccination

Jigawa Vaccinates 2.6m Children Against Polio, Exceeds Target at 116% Coverage

Hussaini Ibrahim April 28, 2026

DUTSE, Nigeria – Jigawa State has vaccinated more than 2.6 million children under five in its latest...

Plateau Records 87% Malaria Decline, Leads Nigeria in Control Efforts Children receiving malaria prevention treatment in Plateau communities

Children receiving malaria prevention treatment in Plateau communities

Plateau Records 87% Malaria Decline, Leads Nigeria in Control Efforts

Mirian Gom April 26, 2026

JOS, Nigeria – Plateau State has recorded one of the sharpest declines in malaria cases in Nigeria,...

WHO Approves First Malaria Treatment Tailored for Newborns, Infants WHO scientist examines mosquito samples amid chikungunya outbreak

WHO Approves First Malaria Treatment Tailored for Newborns, Infants

Koko Maxwella April 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization approves the first malaria treatment specifically designed for newborns and...

Global Vaccine Drive Reaches Millions of Children Missed During Pandemic Healthcare workers administering measles and rubella vaccines to children in Ondo State