MTN, Gates Launch $25m AI Maternal Health Initiative
ABUJA, Nigeria – MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation have launched a $25 million AI-enabled maternal health initiative in Nigeria aimed at helping…
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FG Launches Maternal Care Incentives as Nigeria Targets 30% Drop in Maternal Deaths
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched a new incentive programme to encourage more pregnant women to use antenatal, facility-based delivery and postnatal…
97% of Nigerian PHCs Fail Minimum Staffing Standard – Report
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly all the 1,480 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) assessed across 16 Nigerian states failed to meet the national minimum staffing requirement,…
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…
FG Deploys 15 Ambulances to Ogun, Other States to Boost Emergency Medical Response
OGUN, Nigeria – The Federal Government has deployed 15 ambulances to Ogun State and other selected states under the National Emergency Medical Services and…
African Health Ministers Endorse New Strategy to Improve Early Childhood Development
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – African health ministers have endorsed a new regional strategy aimed at improving early childhood development across the continent, marking a…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 11- 16 August 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note This week’s selection highlights a defining challenge for Africa’s health sector: building resilient systems while ensuring that no one is left…
She Was Only 19
ABUJA, Nigeria – She was only 19. Hindatu had barely begun adulthood when pregnancy complications ended her life, days after losing her premature baby.…
Abia Launches App to Track High-Risk Pregnancies
ABIA, Nigeria – The Abia State Government has launched a digital pregnancy tracking application, CyTracker, to identify high-risk pregnancies early and help reduce maternal…
Enugu Moves to Sustain Family Planning Gains as IntegratE Project Ends
ENUGU, Nigeria – The Enugu State Government and health sector partners have pledged to sustain the gains recorded under the five-year IntegratE Project, a…