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UN Races to Contain Deadly Congo Ebola Outbreak WHO Ebola outbreak emergency

WHO Ebola outbreak emergency

UN Races to Contain Deadly Congo Ebola Outbreak

Hussaini Ibrahim May 22, 2026

NEW YORK – United Nations agencies have intensified emergency operations to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in...

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe children hawking on the street

children hawking on the street

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe

Hussaini Ibrahim May 17, 2026

Under the scorching heat of Kano’s Kurna Asabe district, 13-year-old Bashir weaves through traffic selling sachet water...

Nigeria Among 10 Worst-Hit Nations as 266m Face Acute Food Shortages malnourished children in food crisis region

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Nigeria Among 10 Worst-Hit Nations as 266m Face Acute Food Shortages

Mirian Gom April 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A new global report has sounded the alarm on worsening hunger, revealing that Nigeria...

Jigawa Vaccinates 2.6m Children Against Polio, Exceeds Target at 116% Coverage Measles-Rubella Vaccination

Measles-Rubella Vaccination

Jigawa Vaccinates 2.6m Children Against Polio, Exceeds Target at 116% Coverage

Hussaini Ibrahim April 28, 2026

DUTSE, Nigeria – Jigawa State has vaccinated more than 2.6 million children under five in its latest...

Vaccines Save 150m Lives, Who Urges Stronger Global Action Child receives polio drops during vaccination campaign in Sokoto State

Child receives polio drops during vaccination campaign in Sokoto State

Vaccines Save 150m Lives, Who Urges Stronger Global Action

Oluwatobi Adu April 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives in the past 50 years, the...

Global Vaccine Drive Reaches Millions of Children Missed During Pandemic Healthcare workers administering measles and rubella vaccines to children in Ondo State

Healthcare workers administering measles and rubella vaccines to children in Ondo State

Global Vaccine Drive Reaches Millions of Children Missed During Pandemic

Korede Abdullah April 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A massive global immunisation campaign delivers over 100 million vaccine doses to millions of...

Africa Strengthens Outbreak Response Systems Following Mpox Emergency Review Meeting Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Africa Strengthens Outbreak Response Systems Following Mpox Emergency Review Meeting

Oluwatobi Adu April 20, 2026

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – African health authorities are strengthening outbreak response systems following a review led by...

Harvest of Hunger: Inside Nigeria’s Growing Malnutrition Crisis Health worker measuring child’s arm for malnutrition screening

Health worker measuring child’s arm for malnutrition screening

Harvest of Hunger: Inside Nigeria’s Growing Malnutrition Crisis

Korede Abdullah April 13, 2026

In a country endowed with vast arable land and a reputation as one of Africa’s largest food...

Kaduna Cracks Down on Nutrition Supply Diversion Statewide kaduna-health-workers-service-commitment-news-report.md

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Kaduna Cracks Down on Nutrition Supply Diversion Statewide

Chukwu Obinna April 9, 2026

KADUNA, Nigeria – The Kaduna State Government inaugurates a 17-member task force to curb the diversion of...

UNICEF, EU Equip Journalists to Fight Severe Malnutrition in Northeast Nigeria

Malnutrition

UNICEF, EU Equip Journalists to Fight Severe Malnutrition in Northeast Nigeria

Hussaini Ibrahim March 24, 2026

DAMATURU, Nigeria – Journalists from Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states have been trained on reporting severe malnutrition...