Africa Health Report

Report Warns Africa’s Diagnostic Gaps Threaten Outbreak Response Health workers conducting diagnostic testing at a primary healthcare facility in Africa.

Health workers conducting diagnostic testing at a primary healthcare facility in Africa.

Report Warns Africa’s Diagnostic Gaps Threaten Outbreak Response

Mirian Gom July 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — Half of all approved diagnostic tests for six priority epidemic-prone diseases in Africa cannot...

Katsina Expands Health Insurance for Vulnerable Residents Governor Dikko Umaru Radda commissioning the Remawa Health Clinic in Katsina State.

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda commissioning the Remawa Health Clinic in Katsina State.

Katsina Expands Health Insurance for Vulnerable Residents

Hussaini Ibrahim July 19, 2026

KATSINA, Nigeria – Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has commissioned a new primary healthcare clinic in...

Nigeria’s Health Insurance Boom: Why NHIA Patients Still Queue Before Dawn 1001636282

Nigeria’s Health Insurance Boom: Why NHIA Patients Still Queue Before Dawn

Oluwafunbi Bello July 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before the first rays of sunlight reach Kubwa General Hospital, the day’s race for...

UNFPA: One in Four Women Who Die During Childbirth Worldwide Are in Nigeria UNFPA, Country Rep. Muriel Mafico

UNFPA: One in Four Women Who Die During Childbirth Worldwide Are in Nigeria

Mirian Gom July 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria accounts for nearly one in four maternal deaths globally, making it one of...

Katsina Expands Free Medicare with Project CURE Support Governor Dikko Umaru Radda launching Project CURE medical supplies in Katsina.

Katsina Expands Free Medicare with Project CURE Support

Hussaini Ibrahim July 16, 2026

KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina Free Medicare Programme has received a major boost after Governor Dikko Umaru...

Nigeria Hired 37,000 Health Workers. Why Are Doctors, Nurses Still Leaving? A crowded public hospital waiting area

Nigeria Hired 37,000 Health Workers. Why Are Doctors, Nurses Still Leaving?

Korede Abdullah July 16, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Every day, Nigeria loses some of its most experienced doctors and nurses to hospitals...

FG Launches Rehabilitation Services at Bauchi PHC Officials launch rehabilitation services at Doya Primary Healthcare Centre in Bauchi State.

Officials launch rehabilitation services at Doya Primary Healthcare Centre in Bauchi State.

FG Launches Rehabilitation Services at Bauchi PHC

Hussaini Ibrahim July 11, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched rehabilitation services in primary healthcare at the Doya Primary...

Kaduna Distributes Medical Supplies to 255 PHCs Kaduna State officials distribute medical supplies to primary healthcare centres.

Kaduna Distributes Medical Supplies to 255 PHCs

Hussaini Ibrahim July 8, 2026

KADUNA, Nigeria – The Kaduna PHC medical supplies programme has begun as the Kaduna State Government distributes...

Birth on the Floor, Billions on the Road: Inside Nigeria’s Rural Healthcare Divide Leaking maternity ward inside a rural clinic in Kano State.

Birth on the Floor, Billions on the Road: Inside Nigeria’s Rural Healthcare Divide

Hussaini Ibrahim July 6, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – As rain battered the rusted roof of a Primary Health Centre in Badari village,...

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.