Public Health Policy

Africa CDC Appoints Osinbajo as Strategic Advisor to Director-General

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Africa CDC Appoints Osinbajo as Strategic Advisor to Director-General

Oluwatobi Adu April 6, 2026 0

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention appoints Yemi Osinbajo as Senior...

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WHO Warns of Immunisation Challenges Despite Global Progress Gains

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WHO Warns of Immunisation Challenges Despite Global Progress Gains

Oluwatobi Adu April 2, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization highlights major gains in global immunisation while warning of rising...

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NHIA, NOA Unite to Expand Health Insurance Nationwide

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NHIA, NOA Unite to Expand Health Insurance Nationwide

Otamere Gladness April 1, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) deepen collaboration to...

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Nigeria Shifts HIV Strategy Toward Prevention, Targets New Infections

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Nigeria Shifts HIV Strategy Toward Prevention, Targets New Infections

Mirian Gom March 26, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria unveils a new HIV prevention strategy aimed at curbing rising infections, marking a...

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Nigeria’s Healthcare on the Brink: Regulation, Strikes and the Deadly Trade in Fake Drugs

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Nigeria’s Healthcare on the Brink: Regulation, Strikes and the Deadly Trade in Fake Drugs

Koko Maxwella January 18, 2026 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigerian regulators rolled out convoys to seal off the country’s largest open drug...

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WHO Issues New Global Guidelines on GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity Treatment

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WHO Issues New Global Guidelines on GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity Treatment

Oluwatobi Adu December 1, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has released new recommendations on the use of GLP-1...

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New HIV Prevention Tools and Investment Critical to Ending AIDS – WHO Warns

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New HIV Prevention Tools and Investment Critical to Ending AIDS – WHO Warns

Oluwatobi Adu December 1, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – As the world marks World AIDS Day 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has...

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Kaduna to Recruit 9,000 New Health Workers in Five Years

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Kaduna to Recruit 9,000 New Health Workers in Five Years

Mirian Gom November 9, 2025 0

KADUNA, Nigeria – The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to recruit 9,000 additional health personnel over...

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Senate Upholds Sachet Alcohol Ban Deadline Amid Industry Pressure

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Senate Upholds Sachet Alcohol Ban Deadline Amid Industry Pressure

Chukwu Obinna November 6, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Senate has reaffirmed the December 2025 enforcement deadline for the ban on high-alcohol...

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AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development News for the Week, 13th–19th October 2025

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AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development News for the Week, 13th–19th October 2025

Mirian Gom October 20, 2025 0

📰 Editor’s Note From mandatory health insurance enforcement to Nigeria’s alarming shortage of psychiatrists, this week reveals...

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