Nearly Half of Lagos Health Facilities Fail IPC Assessment
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nearly half of 415 healthcare facilities assessed in Lagos State have inadequate infection prevention and control (IPC) systems, raising concerns about…
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Lagos Expands Doctors’ Welfare Scheme to Fight Growing Brain Drain
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says it is expanding healthcare workers’ welfare, housing and financing reforms to curb the growing migration of…
Group Expands Nutrition Support for Vulnerable Lagos Children
LAGOS, Nigeria – Hundreds of vulnerable children and caregivers in Lagos State have received nutrition support and healthcare services under Project BLOOM, an intervention…
Lagos Treats 978,000 Malaria Cases in One Year, Officials Warn
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos recorded over 978,000 malaria cases in 2025, health officials have revealed, raising fresh concerns over the disease’s persistent burden in…
Lagos Trains Frontline Officers to Boost Outbreak Detection Response Capacity
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos ramps up its outbreak preparedness, training frontline surveillance officers to detect and contain disease threats before they escalate into public…
Lagos Pushes Domestic Funding to Sustain Immunisation Gains
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has intensified calls for increased domestic funding to sustain recent gains in routine immunisation, warning that declining donor support…
Lagos Cuts Malaria Misdiagnosis Dramatically with Data-Driven Reforms
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State reduces malaria misdiagnosis in public health facilities from 60 per cent to five per cent, signalling a major shift…
Doctors Suspended as Hospital Defends Care in Toddler Death Probe
LAGOS, Nigeria – Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital says it stands by the professional conduct of three doctors placed on interim suspension over the death of…
Lagos Begins Onboarding Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State launches a major onboarding drive for newly recruited health workers as part of efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery…
Lagos Tightens Health Facility Oversight, Warns Against Quack Centres
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government intensifies oversight of health facilities and urges residents to verify accreditation as part of efforts to improve…