The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has identified drug abuse as a major driver of HIV transmission in Nigeria, and called for integrated strategies to...
Nigeria is facing a worsening meningitis outbreak in northern states, with health experts warning that current vaccines do not fully protect against the dominant Neisseria meningitidis...
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s tuberculosis response are intensifying efforts to bring services closer to communities, combining grassroots case finding with sustained public enlightenment to curb the disease...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its collective commitment to ending tuberculosis as a public health threat, urging stronger action, investment, and accountability to accelerate...
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has pledged support for healthcare transformation in Anambra State, citing reforms targeting drug distribution, regulatory improvements, and expansion...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention(NCDC) says six healthcare workers were infected with Lassa fever in one week, raising fresh concerns about occupational exposure...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says no woman should lose her life because she cannot afford treatment during pregnancy-related emergencies, assuring that financial barriers should...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the ministry will fully digitalise the public health sector in the next six to nine months.
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says President Bola Tinubu has approved the employment of 50 medical doctors and 100 nurses across the nation’s correctional...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have urged doctors and healthcare professionals across nationwide to heighten vigilance...