Ondo ‘Monkey Tail’ Tragedy: Death Toll Rises Above 30 as 50 Receive Treatment
LAGOS, Nigeria – The death toll from the suspected consumption of a locally produced alcoholic mixture popularly known as “Monkey Tail” in Odigbo Local…
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NCDC Identifies Gaps Ahead of 2026/2027 Lassa Fever Season
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified delays in seeking medical care, healthcare worker infections and gaps…
When Surviving Becomes a Crime: Can Nigeria’s Mental Health Reform Save Lives?
LAGOS, Nigeria – One of the darkest moments in Jane Ayoola’s life did not end with death. It ended with survival—and the possibility of…
Anambra Launches Campus HIV Initiative Across 27 Tertiary Institutions
ANAMBRA, Nigeria – The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has launched a campus-based HIV response initiative across 27 tertiary institutions to strengthen HIV…
Kano Inaugurates Special Committee to Strengthen Diphtheria Response
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has inaugurated a Special Committee on Diphtheria Outbreak Response to coordinate efforts aimed at containing the disease…
Ondo Commissioner Advocates Regular Community Health Education to Improve Early Disease Detection
ONDO, Nigeria – The Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, has called for sustained community-based health education to improve public awareness, encourage…
Nigeria Trains Health Data Officers to Strengthen Polio Vaccination
NASARAWA, Nigeria – Nigeria has intensified efforts to strengthen its polio eradication programme with the training of health data officers to improve immunisation tracking,…
Traditional Medicine Key to Universal Health Coverage – Experts
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board has called for greater investment in research, innovation, standardisation and regulation of traditional medicine, saying…
The Children Nigeria Is Still Not Seeing: Inside the Cost of Autism, Stigma
ABUJA, Nigeria – For some Nigerian families, autism begins with a child who does not speak when expected, struggles with social interaction, avoids eye…
Update: Plateau Diphtheria Death Toll Rises to 23
PLATEAU, Nigeria – The Plateau diphtheria outbreak has claimed 23 lives in the past two weeks, with 143 suspected cases recorded across the state…