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Lagos Steps Up Maternal, Infant Health Drive Health officials attend maternal and infant mortality reduction workshop in Lagos.

Health officials attend maternal and infant mortality reduction workshop in Lagos.

Lagos Steps Up Maternal, Infant Health Drive

Korede Abdullah October 7, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to reduce maternal and infant deaths through...

WHO Warns: 15m Teens Now Addicted to Vaping WHO warns of teen vaping epidemic in new global report

WHO warns of teen vaping epidemic in new global report

WHO Warns: 15m Teens Now Addicted to Vaping

Mirian Gom October 6, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm over a growing youth vaping...

Sokoto to Vaccinate 2m Children Against Measles, Polio Child receives polio drops during vaccination campaign in Sokoto State

Child receives polio drops during vaccination campaign in Sokoto State

Sokoto to Vaccinate 2m Children Against Measles, Polio

Mirian Gom October 3, 2025

Sokoto, Nigeria – The Sokoto State Government will begin a 10-day vaccination campaign on October 6 to...

Nigeria’s Tooth Decay Crisis: Oral Health Neglect Fuels Emergency A Nigerian dentist attends to a young patient at a public hospital, , highlighting the growing oral health crisis and limited access to preventive care in Nigeria.

A Nigerian dentist attends to a young patient at a public hospital, , highlighting the growing oral health crisis and limited access to preventive care in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s Tooth Decay Crisis: Oral Health Neglect Fuels Emergency

Chukwu Obinna October 3, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Tooth decay, gum disease, and premature tooth loss are sweeping silently across Nigeria, creating...

Mpox, Cholera, Ebola Strain Africa Amid Worsening Health Crises 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

Mpox, Cholera, Ebola Strain Africa Amid Worsening Health Crises

Korede Abdullah October 3, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Health authorities are raising alarms as Africa grapples with overlapping outbreaks of mpox, cholera,...

Nigeria Gains as Gavi Vaccines Save 1.7m Lives Globally Nigerian health workers administering vaccines to children in rural community

Nigerian health workers administering vaccines to children in rural community

Nigeria Gains as Gavi Vaccines Save 1.7m Lives Globally

Korede Abdullah September 30, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, says its immunisation programmes saved 1.7 million lives worldwide in...

Nigeria Adopts New Malaria Prevention Strategy for Southern Children Health worker giving malaria preventive medicine to Nigerian child

Health worker giving malaria preventive medicine to Nigerian child

Nigeria Adopts New Malaria Prevention Strategy for Southern Children

Mirian Gom September 30, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The federal government will roll out Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention (PMC) for children under five...

NAFDAC Bans 101 Pharmaceutical Products Over Safety, Licensing Issues NAFDAC officials displaying banned pharmaceutical drugs at media briefing

NAFDAC officials displaying banned pharmaceutical drugs at media briefing

NAFDAC Bans 101 Pharmaceutical Products Over Safety, Licensing Issues

Mirian Gom September 30, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has withdrawn, suspended,...

One in 20 Stop Contraceptives Due to Sex Life Impacts – Study

One in 20 Stop Contraceptives Due to Sex Life Impacts - Study

One in 20 Stop Contraceptives Due to Sex Life Impacts – Study

Koko Maxwella September 26, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – A new World Health Organisation (WHO) study reveals that one in 20 people discontinue...

New UN Evidence Links Contraceptives to Gender Equality, Cancer Protection WHO: Contraceptives Reduce Maternal Deaths, Prevent Cancer, and Empower Women

WHO: Contraceptives Reduce Maternal Deaths, Prevent Cancer, and Empower Women

New UN Evidence Links Contraceptives to Gender Equality, Cancer Protection

Koko Maxwella September 25, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – A new evidence brief from the United Nations’ Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP)...