Mental Health Crisis Deepens as Africa Faces Funding Gap
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – African countries have renewed calls for greater investment in mental health services as nearly 150 million people across the continent…
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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…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories 03 – 08 February 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE This week’s health and development stories reveal a system under strain — from infectious disease outbreaks and frontline health worker safety failures…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories 26 January – 02 February 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE Nigeria’s health and development landscape this week reveals a country caught between progress and peril. While new investments in healthcare, water systems,…
Seven Lives, One Silence: Inside Kano’s Family Killing that Exposed Nigeria’s Deadly Blind Spot
KANO, Nigeria – In Dorayi Chiranchi, a crowded suburb on the edge of Kano’s restless metropolis, neighbours are still lowering their voices when they…
WHO Urges Action Against Stigma, Mental Health Burden of NTDs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for renewed global action to address stigma, discrimination and untreated mental health conditions affecting people…
Four Million in South-West Battle Drug Abuse – Expert Warns
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – A mental health expert warns that drug and substance abuse is spiralling across Nigeria’s South-West, with over four million people affected,…
Police Mental Health Training Begins in Bayelsa to Boost Professionalism
BAYELSA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Police Force in Bayelsa State launches a specialised mental health and trauma-response training programme, as senior officers stress that…
UN Assembly Unites Mental Health, NCDs in Historic Global Declaration
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopt a declaration integrating noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health into a…
Psychiatrist Warns Deadline-Driven Journalists Face Rising Mental-Health Risks
KANO, Nigeria – A leading mental-health expert is urging Nigerian journalists to take their psychological wellbeing seriously as the industry faces mounting pressure, tighter…