Health

Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, has said the state recorded two confirmed cases of Lassa fever, with two deaths. Mr Baamlong, on Tuesday in Jos, said the confirmed cases were reported in […]

Nigeria recorded a modest improvement in health financial risk protection in 2024, as out-of-pocket (OOP) spending fell to 58.3 per cent of total health expenditure, according to the National Health Accounts (NHA) 2023–2024. The NHA […]

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is scaling up its health response across Africa, responding swiftly to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this past September. IOM is also supporting […]

The federal government has reduced the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session, a 76 to 80 per cent subsidy. This initiative aims to make dialysis more affordable for thousands of Nigerians […]

The Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) has urged the federal and state governments to upgrade hospitals nationwide for effective healthcare delivery and emergency responses. Eleanor Nwadinobi, the president of MWIA, made the call in a […]

The Smile Train Initiative, in partnership with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has successfully provided free cleft lip surgeries to 250 patients in Kwara over 18 years. The collaboration has continued to offer […]

Former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, has raised concerns over the growing trend of brain drain in the country, particularly in the health sector, warning of its negative consequences on national development. Mr Mimiko […]

Ethiopia’s Minister of Health, Mekdes Daba, on Friday, urged African countries to build their capacity for disease prevention and control by investing in modern laboratory infrastructure and skilled medical personnel. Ms Daba made the call […]