Lassa fever By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria is recording a rising Lassa fever fatality rate. This is in spite of a decline in weekly confirmed cases, raising fresh concerns over disease management nationwide. The agency disclosed on Wednesday in its EpidemiologicalContinue Reading
Drugs By Stella Kabruk The Kaduna State Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (KADSAMHSA) plans to institutionalise community-based outreach programmes to curb HIV and hepatitis among women who use drugs. The Director-General, Dr Joseph Ike, announced this on Wednesday at the opening of a three-day Linking and Learning MeetingContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has expressed concern over the unauthorised circulation of a publication presenting state-by-state HIV figures for January to March 2026. The agency said the publication was shared across social media platforms nationwide without official approval or verification. Dr TemitopeContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has unveiled a month-long nationwide awareness programme to promote its Heart Mark Logo initiative, aimed at reducing the growing burden of cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria. The Executive Director of NHF, Dr Kingsley Akinroye, at the unveiling of the first Nigeria HeartContinue Reading
By Sani Idris Abdulrahman The Kaduna State Government and development partners have intensified discussions on reclassifying salaries of teachers and healthcare workers as capital expenditure. The proposal, championed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), took centre stage at a one-day strategic stakeholders’ dialogue on Tuesday in Kaduna. Convened byContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) says poor telecommunications connectivity remains a major challenge, limiting effective emergency response across the country. Dr Doubra Emuren, National Coordinator of NEMSAS, said this on Monday in Abuja at a workshop for journalists organised by NEMSAS inContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Health Secretariat says it remains committed to the well-being of all residents of the nation’s capital. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES), said this on Monday at an event to mark the 2026 World HealthContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has engaged traditional leaders to mobilise residents for the registration of all children aged zero to five years. The Mandate Secretary, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed this on Monday during a social mobilisation exercise at the PalaceContinue Reading
Illness By Cecilia Ologunagba UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health authorities in Burundi are racing to identify a mysterious illness that has claimed five lives in the country’s north. The outbreak, centred in the Mpanda district near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has so farContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Alayo Sopekan, National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Division, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says eight per cent of Nigeria’s population is currently living with diabetes. He added that 14 per cent are affected by hypertension, while about 25 per cent of Nigerians carry theContinue Reading
