Nearly Half of Lagos Health Facilities Fail IPC Assessment
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nearly half of 415 healthcare facilities assessed in Lagos State have inadequate infection prevention and control (IPC) systems, raising concerns about…
Topic
Disease Outbreaks
Waiting for Cholera in Nigeria’s Forgotten IDP Camps
… Inside an Abuja displacement camp where leaking shelters, empty clinics and contaminated surroundings are pushing vulnerable families towards another humanitarian disaster. As rainwater…
MSF Warns Funding Cuts Are Worsening Nigeria’s Health Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières warns that deepening global funding cuts are pushing Nigeria’s fragile healthcare system closer to collapse as…
Nigeria Launches €4.2m EU-WHO Initiative to Strengthen Outbreak Response
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has launched a €4.2 million health security initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity to detect, respond to and manage…
WHO Tests Strategy Game to Speed Up Outbreak Detection
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation pilots a strategy game designed to help countries detect and respond to disease outbreaks faster, as global…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 09 – 15 February 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note This week’s stories reflect a recurring pattern: preventable crises escalating into emergencies due to delayed action, weak enforcement, or systemic neglect.…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories 03 – 08 February 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE This week’s health and development stories reveal a system under strain — from infectious disease outbreaks and frontline health worker safety failures…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories 26 January – 02 February 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE Nigeria’s health and development landscape this week reveals a country caught between progress and peril. While new investments in healthcare, water systems,…
Ogun Strengthens PHCs After Tackling Seven Disease Outbreaks in 2025
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government says it has successfully managed seven disease outbreaks in 2025 and is reinforcing infection prevention and control…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development News for the Week, 10th–16th November 2025
✍ EDITOR’S NOTE This week’s health and development roundup exposes the sharp contrasts shaping Africa’s health landscape—from Nigeria’s slow progress on maternal mortality to…