By Folasade Akpan Dr Oladipupo Fasan, the Head of Cardiology, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), says teaching young people Basic Life Support (BLS) skills can…
By Folasade Akpan Prof. Prosper Okonkwo, a public health expert, has called for sustainable domestic financing of Nigeria’s HIV response, protection of its laboratory…
By Folasade Akpan The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has warned that an 185 million dollar funding gap could undermine efforts to develop…
By Dorathy Aninge The Benue State Government has inaugurated a Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Response Team to strengthen institutional coordination and improve services…
By Franca Ofili The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the European Union Commission has allocated 17.5 million euros to…
By Folasade Akpan The President, Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), Dr Terfa Kene, says Nigeria has made significant progress in epidemic…
By Fabian Ekeruche The Lagos State Government on Monday unveiled a technology-driven platform, the Lagos Emergency Responders Management System (LERMS), to enhance emergency response…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is working closely with authorities in Cross River following the confirmation of a COVID-19…
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) says poor telecommunications connectivity remains a major challenge, limiting effective emergency response…
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders have called for urgent, coordinated action to sustain HIV response, warning that declining funding, stigma and health system gaps threaten…
