Nigeria has commenced the long-awaited Mpox vaccination drive on Monday, as healthcare workers and individuals with poor immune systems in hospitals receives their dose across […]
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Helen Okechukwu is an award-winning investigative journalist with three years experience. She specializes in health, accountability and transparency reporting.
NGO trains police on handling mental health victims in Kaduna
A non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Idimma Health Initiative has trained the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on the ways to identify and respond to people living with […]
New coalition established at COP29 pledges to enhance health-climate commitment
Baku COP Presidencies Continuity Coalition for Climate and Health, a new coalition, has pledged to boost health-climate commitment for quality healthcare delivery. The new coalition […]
NAFDAC, NCS renew MoU on public health, national security
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has renewed its partnership with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) through a new Memorandum […]
Experts demand healthcare investment as child mortality rate rises
Health experts are urgently calling for increased investment in healthcare services to combat the rising rate of child mortality in Nigeria’s rural areas. According to […]
USAID, Swipha boost Nigeria’s anti-malaria fight with $2.3m
To fight against malaria, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Swiss Pharma Nigeria (Swipha), supported Nigeria with $2.3 million to […]
Kaduna achieves over 90% of primary healthcare target
Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor of Kaduna State, has announced that the state has surpassed the 90% target set by the National Primary Healthcare Development […]
UNICEF, Edo govt partner on polio vaccine sensitization
As the fight against polio virus continues, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with Edo State Ministry of Health, Primary Health Care Agency, […]
LASUTH CMD calls for reforms to Improve maternal health
The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Professor Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has called for legal and systemic reforms to address Nigeria’s […]
World Diabetes Day: LASG partners govs forum, NGO for awareness, screening
Marking World Diabetes Day, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in partnership with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Health Matters Incorporated, and the Nigeria Governors Forum, […]