Africa Health Report

NDDC Trains 300 Traditional Birth Attendants to Reduce Maternal, Newborn Deaths NDDC

NDDC Trains 300 Traditional Birth Attendants to Reduce Maternal, Newborn Deaths

Oluwafunbi Bello July 29, 2026

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has trained more than 300 traditional birth...

FG Rolls Out N10bn Maternal Healthcare Support Federal officials unveil medical equipment and ambulances during the launch of the ₦10 billion maternal healthcare support programme in Bauchi State.

Federal officials unveil medical equipment and ambulances during the launch of the ₦10 billion maternal healthcare support programme in Bauchi State.

FG Rolls Out N10bn Maternal Healthcare Support

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius July 5, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched a ₦10 billion maternal healthcare intervention in Bauchi State,...

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach Exterior view of Karu General Hospital during Africa Health Report’s investigative visit in Abuja.

Exterior view of Karu General Hospital during Africa Health Report’s investigative visit in Abuja.

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach

Oluwatobi Adu May 14, 2026

KARU, Nigeria – In the rapidly growing border community between Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State,...

Lagos Expands Health Cover for Mothers, Children Under Ilera Eko Pregnant woman receiving care under Lagos Ilera Eko health insurance scheme

Lagos Expands Health Cover for Mothers, Children Under Ilera Eko

Korede Abdullah February 18, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says its mandatory social health insurance scheme, Ilera Eko, prioritises...

Delta to Sanction Health Workers Charging Pregnant Women, Children Delta State trains health workers on free maternal care

Delta to Sanction Health Workers Charging Pregnant Women, Children

Chukwu Obinna December 24, 2025

DELTA, Nigeria – The Delta State Government announces that it will begin enforcing sanctions from January 2026...

maternal healthcare

NDDC Trains 300 Traditional Birth Attendants to Reduce Maternal, Newborn Deaths

FG Rolls Out N10bn Maternal Healthcare Support

Beyond the Signboard: Inside Karu’s ‘General Hospital’ Where Residents Say Real Healthcare Still Feels Out of Reach

Delta to Sanction Health Workers Charging Pregnant Women, Children

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