Africa Health Report

Lassa Fever Cases Rise as NCDC Confirms 66 Infections Health workers respond as Lassa fever kills 162 Nigerians in 2025

Korede Abdullah July 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Lassa fever cases in Nigeria are rising again, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

Nigeria Advances Lassa Fever Vaccine Research Healthcare workers attending to Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Oluwatobi Adu July 7, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – Lassa fever vaccine development has received a major boost as Nigerian researchers launch a...

Mirian Gom July 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Public health experts have warned that Ebola misinformation poses a growing threat to disease...

TETFund Pushes Nigeria’s Race for Lassa Fever Vaccine TETFund Executive Secretary Sonny Echono speaking at the Lassa fever research presentation in Abuja.

Otamere Gladness June 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s race to develop its first Lassa fever vaccine gained momentum on Tuesday as...

Benue Records Fresh Lassa Fever Death Healthcare workers attending to Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Mirian Gom June 22, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – A senior medical doctor working with the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria has died...

Mirian Gom June 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) urges the Federal Government...

Oluwatobi Adu June 13, 2026

ADDIS ABABA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warns that border closures...

The Silent Killer Among Us: How Hepatitis Is Spreading Unnoticed Across Nigeria Healthcare worker conducting hepatitis screening at a primary health centre.

Oluwatobi Adu June 9, 2026

IBADAN, Nigeria – Millions of Nigerians may be living with hepatitis without knowing it. As stigma, poor...

Nigeria Tightens Borders, Surveillance Against Ebola Threat Health leaders speaking at APIN's 25th anniversary symposium on sustainable healthcare financing.