Nigeria Urged to Secure Medicines as Global Supply Shocks Loom
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria must urgently strengthen domestic pharmaceutical capacity to safeguard medicine security, health experts warn, as lessons from COVID-19 disruptions expose the…
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Nigeria Health
Early Screening Can Save Sickle Cell Children – Experts Warn
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s persistently high under-five deaths linked to sickle cell disease stem largely from the absence of early screening and standardised care,…
JOHESU Strike Paralyzes Lagos Hospitals as Patients Seek Alternatives
LAGOS, Nigeria – Patients across Lagos State remain stranded as the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) extends its strike, disrupting services in public hospitals…
NAFDAC Debunks Viral Claim of Amoxicillin Ban in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s drug regulator NAFDAC dismisses claims that the antibiotic Amoxicillin has been secretly banned, describing the reports as false and misleading.…
Nigeria Launches Nationwide Drive to Detect Undiagnosed Bleeding Disorders
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria (HFN)on Thursday launches a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying thousands of Nigerians living with undiagnosed bleeding…
Makinde Inducts Nearly 4,000 Health Workers to Strengthen Primary Care
IBADAN, Nigeria – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde inducts 3,933 newly recruited primary healthcare workers, marking one of the state’s largest workforce expansions aimed…
Nigeria Tightens Antimicrobial Surveillance as Poor Data Threatens Public Health
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian health authorities are rolling out a national quality assurance framework to fix weaknesses in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, warning that…
Nigeria Begins First Immunotherapy Trial for Colorectal Cancer Patients
OSUN, Nigeria – Nigeria launches its first immunotherapy clinical trial, offering free, cutting-edge treatment to colorectal cancer patients in a landmark step for cancer…
SFH Reaches 4.1m Children in Nationwide Malaria Drive
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Society for Family Health (SFH) expands Nigeria’s malaria prevention efforts in 2025, reaching more than 4.1 million children under five…
After the Sirens Fall Silent: Why Nigeria Cannot Afford to Blink on Mpox
LAGOS, Nigeria – When Africa’s public health leaders quietly lowered the emergency siren on mpox, it was meant to signal progress, not relief. Yet…