WAHO Warns No Country Can Eliminate Malaria Alone in Region
ABUJA, Nigeria – West African health leaders have warned that no single country can defeat malaria alone, calling for stronger regional collaboration to eliminate…
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Public Health Policy
Africa CDC Appoints Osinbajo as Strategic Advisor to Director-General
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention appoints Yemi Osinbajo as Senior Strategic Advisor to its Director-General, strengthening leadership…
WHO Warns of Immunisation Challenges Despite Global Progress Gains
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization highlights major gains in global immunisation while warning of rising challenges threatening future progress. WHO immunisation director,…
NHIA, NOA Unite to Expand Health Insurance Nationwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) deepen collaboration to expand health insurance access and accelerate Universal…
Nigeria Shifts HIV Strategy Toward Prevention, Targets New Infections
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria unveils a new HIV prevention strategy aimed at curbing rising infections, marking a decisive shift from treatment-heavy responses to a…
Nigeria’s Healthcare on the Brink: Regulation, Strikes and the Deadly Trade in Fake Drugs
ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigerian regulators rolled out convoys to seal off the country’s largest open drug markets in early 2025, the images were…
WHO Issues New Global Guidelines on GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity Treatment
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has released new recommendations on the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of obesity…
New HIV Prevention Tools and Investment Critical to Ending AIDS – WHO Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria – As the world marks World AIDS Day 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments and global health partners…
Kaduna to Recruit 9,000 New Health Workers in Five Years
KADUNA, Nigeria – The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to recruit 9,000 additional health personnel over the next five years as part of…
Senate Upholds Sachet Alcohol Ban Deadline Amid Industry Pressure
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Senate has reaffirmed the December 2025 enforcement deadline for the ban on high-alcohol sachets, rejecting renewed appeals from beverage manufacturers…