By Justina Auta Stakeholders in Nigeria’s nutrition and health sector have called for the full adoption and effective implementation of the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) to tackle anaemia and malnutrition affecting women and children nationwide. The call was made at a media roundtable themed, “Child Nutrition Fund (CNF): A StrategicContinue Reading
FG inaugurates YiALTF to train 6m youths in agribusinessContinue Reading
A senior medical practitioner, Dr Leo Odudu, says the government’s sponsorship of campaigns in local languages will help to tackle tobacco menace in the society.Continue Reading
By Dorcas Elusogbon The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the hospital’s management over unresolved welfare concerns affecting doctors across departments and cadres. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s virtualContinue Reading
Lassa fever BY Franca Ofili The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says new Lassa fever cases declined in epidemiological week 19, falling from 22 in the previous week to 17 confirmed cases. The agency said this in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 19 (May 4–10),Continue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday provided free healthcare services to a Lagos community through its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD). The outreach, the second in 2026, took place at the palace of the Traditional Ruler of Iruland (Oniru), Victoria Island inContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Lagos State Unified Media Health Coalition has reiterated commitment to improving maternal and child health outcomes through a more coordinated media reportage and information dissemination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the coalition, formed under the auspices of the International SocietyContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has unveiled a 100 KVA solar power system to address the institute’s lingering electricity challenges and support critical research and diagnostic facilities at the institution. The solar power system, donated to NIMR by Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS),Continue Reading
By Justina Auta President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the ultra-modern Bola Tinubu Complex at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen specialist healthcare services and reduce medical tourism in Nigeria. Tinubu, represented by the Medical Director of FMC Abuja, Prof. Saad Ahmed, during theContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In July 2014, Nigeria stood at the edge of what could have been a catastrophic public health collapse. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American diplomat infected with Ebola Virus Disease, arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and later collapsed. Few could haveContinue Reading
