Africa Health Report

Nigeria’s Health Insurance Drive Faces Major Skills Gap Health insurance officials during a WHO-supported health financing training in Nigeria

Oluwatobi Adu August 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s push to expand health insurance coverage faces a major capacity challenge, with only...

Oluwatobi Adu August 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Countries could struggle to access vaccines, diagnostics and other medical supplies quickly during health...

Why Nigerian Women Are Still Dying in Childbirth Despite Years of Investment – UNFPA UNFPA Nigeria Country Representative Muriel Mafico speaking during an exclusive interview with Africa Health Report on maternal mortality, health worker migration, and reproductive health in Nigeria.

Mirian Gom July 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth,...

FG Launches Cancer Support Fund for Patients Minister Iziaq Adekunle Salako appeals to resident doctors on strike threat

Mirian Gom June 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has unveiled a Cancer Support Fund worth N50 million to help...

Nigeria Faces Health Funding Threat as Donor Support Shrinks Health leaders speaking at APIN's 25th anniversary symposium on sustainable healthcare financing.

Korede Abdullah June 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s leading public health stakeholders have called for urgent domestic financing reforms to sustain...

Oluwafunbi Bello February 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid afternoon inside Kubwa General Hospital, the rhythm of care never slows....

Nigeria Adopts New Health Reforms to Strengthen PHC Delivery Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

Mirian Gom November 15, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The federal government, state authorities and development partners have endorsed a new wave of...

Nigeria Named G20 Pilot for New Global Health Financing Plan Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya announcing Nigeria’s selection as a G20 health financing pilot country in Abuja.