Group Warns Ignoring Mental Health Fuels Maternal Deaths in Kano
KANO, Nigeria – Civil society group CHRICED urges Kano State to urgently integrate mental health services into maternal and child healthcare, warning that neglect…
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maternal health
Ogun, UNICEF Launch Ambulance Boat to Save Riverine Lives
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), commissions a dedicated ambulance boat to expand emergency…
When Care Kills: Inside Nigeria’s Medical Negligence Crisis Where Even the Privileged Are Not Safe
ABUJA, Nigeria – On paper, hospitals exist to heal. In reality, for thousands of Nigerians each year, they have become sites of irreversible loss.…
Lagos First Lady Celebrates 2026 Babies with Hospital Visits
LAGOS, Nigeria – The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, leads a goodwill tour of public hospitals to welcome the First Babies…
Media urged to fight maternal malnutrition crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health and nutrition stakeholders urge Nigerian media organisations to play a stronger, more sustained role in tackling maternal malnutrition, warning that…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development News for the Week, December 1– 7th December 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE This week’s top health and development stories paint a stark picture of contrasts across Nigeria’s health landscape — where policy ambition and…
When the Clinic Cannot Heal: Elewura’s Struggle for Survival in Nigeria’s Failing PHC System
Elewura, Oyo State – At dawn, the first light fell not on the bustle of a working clinic, but on the haunting stillness of…
Nigeria Urged to Act as Maternal Care Crisis Deepens Nationwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – Health experts and policymakers have renewed calls for stronger political commitment, increased workforce investment and clearer reforms to strengthen maternal healthcare…
WHO Study Shows Strong Infection Prevention Reduces Maternal Deaths by 30%
ABUJA, Nigeria – A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP), and the University of…
NAFDAC Unveils Health Initiatives for Women, Children
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched three major health initiatives aimed at improving the…