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Dying to Live: Nigerians Face Soaring Drug Costs A close-up illustration of an elderly Nigerian woman holding prescription pills, with a faded pharmacy counter in the background — symbolising the high cost of survival

A close-up illustration of an elderly Nigerian woman holding prescription pills, with a faded pharmacy counter in the background — symbolising the high cost of survival

Dying to Live: Nigerians Face Soaring Drug Costs

Koko Maxwella October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – At a crowded pharmacy in Abuja, 59-year-old Rose Odu clutches a worn prescription slip,...

‘Test, Don’t Guess’ – Why Nigeria Must Put Diagnostics Before Treatment Split image showing a local chemist dispensing drugs without tests on one side, and a laboratory scientist conducting diagnostic tests on the other, symbolising Nigeria’s transition from guesswork to evidence-based medicine.