Nigeria records 66 Lassa fever cases, 7 deaths in three weeks
Nigeria is battling a fresh wave of Lassa fever infections. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported 66...
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Lagos rescues pregnant woman, transfers mother and baby to Plateau
A 22-year-old pregnant woman from Plateau State has been rescued after collapsing on a Lagos street and successfully delivered a...
Physicians warn Tinubu: fix healthcare or doctors flee Nigeria
The West African College of Physicians warned yesterday that Nigeria's health system faces collapse unless authorities urgently strengthen services across...
Mangal's healthcare initiative reaches thirty thousand residents across Katsina
By Abbas BamalliThe Dahiru Bara’u Mangal Foundation says no fewer than 30,000 vulnerable patients have benefited from its free medical...
Male advocates champion effort to eliminate gender-based violence across Nigeria
Nigeria and other West African nations are doubling down on efforts to eliminate Gender-Based Violence. They plan to do this...
Tangerine initiative addresses Nigeria's critical blood donation shortage
Nigeria's blood crisis has reached alarming levels. Tangerine Insurance is fighting back with a donation campaign. The country currently faces...
Lassa fever deaths surge as Nigeria records 214 casualties this year
Nigeria's disease control agency has raised alarm over surging deaths from Lassa fever. The NCDC confirmed that 214 people have...
Lassa fever kills 214 Nigerians amid escalating mortality crisis
Nigeria's death toll from Lassa fever has climbed to 214 this year, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...
Akpoveta bags National Health Insurance Excellence Award as Delta sets benchmark
Safana highlighted the state's impressive strides in enrolment, service delivery, healthcare access for vulnerable populations, and innovative health financing initiatives,...
Physiotherapist from Nigeria receives continent's top career award
Efe Useh, a physiotherapist and scholar with Nigerian roots, has won the World Physiotherapy Africa Region Award. It's one of...
Kaduna state adopts national water, sanitation, hygiene standards first
Kaduna State has made history as the first in Nigeria to adapt the National Ward Development Committee guideline to its...
The Virus Does Not Need a Visa
There is a particular kind of complacency that sets in when a disaster is happening somewhere else. We watch it...