Africa Health Report

MSF: 425,634 Nigerian Children Treated for Malnutrition in 2025

MSF: 425,634 Nigerian Children Treated for Malnutrition in 2025

Mirian Gom September 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, treated 425,634 children for...

When Custody Becomes A Death Sentence: Inside Nigeria’s Detention Health Crisis Nigerian prisoners

When Custody Becomes A Death Sentence: Inside Nigeria’s Detention Health Crisis

Korede Abdullah September 28, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – What happens when a person enters state custody—and emerges with their health broken, or...

Pate Calls Pharmacists Key to Nigeria’s Healthcare System Health officials and pharmacists during the 2026 World Pharmacists Day event in Abuja.

Health officials and pharmacists during the 2026 World Pharmacists Day event in Abuja.

Pate Calls Pharmacists Key to Nigeria’s Healthcare System

Mirian Gom September 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Pharmacists have an expanding role in Nigeria’s healthcare system, from medicine supply and dispensing...

Delta Opens Cottage Hospital, Launches Free Medical Outreach for Residents Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme alongside other dignitaries, at the inauguration

Delta State Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme alongside other dignitaries, at the inauguration

Delta Opens Cottage Hospital, Launches Free Medical Outreach for Residents

Korede Abdullah August 26, 2026

ASABA, Nigeria – The Delta State Government has inaugurated a newly completed cottage hospital in Okpanam, Oshimili...

Enugu Warns Against Junk Food, Self-Medication Amid Rise in Kidney Disease Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu

Enugu Warns Against Junk Food, Self-Medication Amid Rise in Kidney Disease

Korede Abdullah August 26, 2026

ENUGU, Nigeria – The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu, has warned residents against unhealthy...

Electricity Now One of Biggest Costs of Running Hospitals Rising Electricity Costs Threaten Healthcare Delivery, Hospital Operators Warn

Electricity Now One of Biggest Costs of Running Hospitals

Mirian Gom August 17, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Healthcare operators have warned that rising electricity tariffs and increasing operating costs are placing...

Tinubu Urges Diaspora Doctors to Return Home President Bola Tinubu meets members of the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations at the State House in Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu meets members of the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations at the State House in Abuja.

Tinubu Urges Diaspora Doctors to Return Home

Abah Felicity July 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian doctors practising abroad to return home and...

Ondo Doctors Threaten Strike Over Poor Welfare, Staffing Crisis Deepens kaduna-recruit-9000-health-workers-2025.docx

Ondo Doctors Threaten Strike Over Poor Welfare, Staffing Crisis Deepens

Oluwatobi Adu April 20, 2026

AKURE, Nigeria – Doctors under the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State warn of possible industrial...

Solar Power Boosts Healthcare Delivery in Rivers, Akwa Ibom Communities A young Nigerian solar technician installing rooftop panels under bright sunlight in Abuja. Image Description

A young Nigerian solar technician installing rooftop panels under bright sunlight in Abuja. Image Description

Solar Power Boosts Healthcare Delivery in Rivers, Akwa Ibom Communities

Oluwatobi Adu April 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Reliable electricity is transforming primary healthcare delivery in parts of Nigeria, as solar-powered systems...

NARD Backs Lokoja Hospital CMD, Welcomes Staff Reinstatement nard-strike-suspension-nigeria-2025.jpg: “Resident doctors in Nigeria suspend strike after government commitments