Africa Health Report

Yobe Hospital Performs Total Hip Replacement Surgery Medical team performs total hip replacement surgery in Yobe

Yobe Hospital Performs Total Hip Replacement Surgery

Mirian Gom September 20, 2026

DAMATURU, Nigeria — Yobe State University Teaching Hospital has successfully performed a total hip replacement on a...

WHO Warns Asthma Treatment Gaps Put Patients at Risk WHO warns about gaps in asthma treatment and access to inhalers

WHO Warns Asthma Treatment Gaps Put Patients at Risk

Oluwatobi Adu September 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that gaps in access to essential asthma...

WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat Nigeria's Suicide Law: Can Mental Health Reform Save More Lives?

WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat

Korede Abdullah September 16, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – For Olanrewaju Bakare, the loss of his private-sector job in August 2024 did not...

WHEN PERIODS BECOME A SKIN BATTLE: Why Some Nigerian Women React to Sanitary Pads Sanitary pads arranged for menstrual hygiene as Nigerian women report itching and skin irritation from some products.

Sanitary pads arranged for menstrual hygiene as Nigerian women report itching and skin irritation from some products.

WHEN PERIODS BECOME A SKIN BATTLE: Why Some Nigerian Women React to Sanitary Pads

Hope Ajayi September 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian women, sanitary pads are an everyday part of menstruation. But...

FCT Joins Maternal Mortality Fight as Task Force Targets Delays, Transport Barriers FCT Launches Maternal Death Task Force to Tackle Delays

FCT Joins Maternal Mortality Fight as Task Force Targets Delays, Transport Barriers

Mirian Gom September 12, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has launched a task force to coordinate efforts to...

Bayelsa Trains 150 Students, Teachers in Emergency Response Bayelsa State Governor, Douye DirI

Bayelsa Trains 150 Students, Teachers in Emergency Response

Korede Abdullah September 11, 2026

BAYELSA, Nigeria – The Bayelsa State Government has said equipping students and teachers with emergency response skills...

When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives? FG Wants to End Jail Terms for Suicide Attempts

When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives?

Korede Abdullah September 7, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – One of the darkest moments in Jane Ayoola’s life did not end with death....

Traditional Medicine Key to Universal Health Coverage – Experts Officials at the African Traditional Medicine Day celebration in Lagos discussing Universal Health Coverage.

Officials at the African Traditional Medicine Day celebration in Lagos discussing Universal Health Coverage.

Traditional Medicine Key to Universal Health Coverage – Experts

Korede Abdullah September 2, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has called for greater investment in research, innovation,...

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa receives the TETFund Medical Simulation Committee report in Abuja.

Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa receives the TETFund Medical Simulation Committee report in Abuja.

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius August 31, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The medical simulation centres planned by the Federal Government are expected to transform healthcare...

Mozambique Joins WHO Medicines Regulation Elite Mozambique joins Nigeria and other African countries with WHO Maturity Level 3 medicines regulation status.