Yobe Hospital Performs Total Hip Replacement Surgery
DAMATURU, Nigeria — Yobe State University Teaching Hospital has successfully performed a total hip replacement on a young man with sickle cell disease, marking…
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WHO Warns Asthma Treatment Gaps Put Patients at Risk
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that gaps in access to essential asthma medicines and poor treatment practices are leaving…
WHEN WORK DISAPPEARS: The Nigerians Building Survival Businesses to Stay Afloat
LAGOS, Nigeria – For Olanrewaju Bakare, the loss of his private-sector job in August 2024 did not leave him time to search for the…
WHEN PERIODS BECOME A SKIN BATTLE: Why Some Nigerian Women React to Sanitary Pads
ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian women, sanitary pads are an everyday part of menstruation. But for some, those few days each month…
FCT Joins Maternal Mortality Fight as Task Force Targets Delays, Transport Barriers
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has launched a task force to coordinate efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths, with officials…
Bayelsa Trains 150 Students, Teachers in Emergency Response
BAYELSA, Nigeria – The Bayelsa State Government has said equipping students and teachers with emergency response skills will help save lives and reduce delays…
When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives?
LAGOS, Nigeria – One of the darkest moments in Jane Ayoola’s life did not end with death. It ended with survival—and the possibility of…
Traditional Medicine Key to Universal Health Coverage – Experts
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has called for greater investment in research, innovation, standardisation and regulation of traditional medicine, saying…
FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually
ABUJA, Nigeria – The medical simulation centres planned by the Federal Government are expected to transform healthcare training across Nigeria as authorities move to…
Mozambique Joins WHO Medicines Regulation Elite
ABUJA, Nigeria – Mozambique, WHO medicines regulation has reached a major milestone after the country became the 10th African nation to attain the World…