Nigeria Health Crisis: Academy Demands Urgent Reforms
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Academy of Medical Sciences (ACADMEDS) has urged the Federal Government to take urgent action to tackle Nigeria’s worsening healthcare workforce…
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Nigeria health crisis
Lassa Fever Kills 191 as Outbreak Spreads Across 23 States
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s worsening Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 191 lives in 2026 as infections spread across 23 states and 106 local government…
How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods
ABUJA, Nigeria – In the crowded markets of Abuja, at roadside food stalls and construction sites where survival often outweighs nutrition, a silent public…
Dying In Silence: The Hidden Disease Stealing Health, Futures of Nigerian Women
ABUJA, Nigeria – Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease silently damaging their health, fertility, and dignity. Many remain undiagnosed, untreated, and unaware of the infection…
EDITORIAL: UAE Quits OPEC – Africa’s Hospitals Pay the Price
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to exit OPEC is not just an energy story—it is a direct threat to already fragile health systems across…
The Silent Siege: How Invisible Superbugs Are Rewriting Nigeria’s Public Health Future
ABUJA, Nigeria – A Crisis Without a Sound It does not announce itself with sirens. There are no dramatic visuals, no mass evacuations, no…
Toothless Bulldog? Nigeria’s Sachet Water Crisis Endangering Millions
ABUJA, Nigeria – On a hot afternoon in Abuja, a young boy tears open a small plastic bag with his teeth and gulps the…
Nigeria’s Snakebite Crisis: Time for Urgent Government Action
Nigeria cannot continue to lose lives to preventable snakebites. Every year, nearly 43,000 Nigerians are bitten by snakes, with approximately 1,900 fatalities—a number that…
Ending a Silent Scourge: Inside the Global Race to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
ABUJA, Nigeria – Cervical cancer should no longer exist as a death sentence. The science to prevent it is proven, the tools are available,…
How Fake Medicines Are Quietly Killing Nigeria’s Poor
ABUJA, Nigeria – On a sweltering afternoon last month, a visibly distressed mother stepped into Ibe’s Pharmacy, clutching a crumpled prescription in one hand…