AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 21–27 September 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note Nigeria’s health landscape this week was marked by a combination of outbreaks, preventable deaths, chronic disease, reproductive health concerns and attempts…
Topic
kidney disease
Nigeria’s Kidney Disease Burden Fuels Call for National Policy
ILE-IFE, Nigeria – Nigeria needs a dedicated national kidney care policy as chronic kidney disease continues to place a growing burden on patients, particularly…
Enugu Warns Against Junk Food, Self-Medication Amid Rise in Kidney Disease
ENUGU, Nigeria – The Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu, has warned residents against unhealthy diets, obesity and indiscriminate drug use, describing…