A report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed condom distribution in Nigeria declined by 55 percent over the...
Health & Wellness
The federal government has issued a final call for applications for the second cohort of the National Health Fellows (NHF) Programme, ahead of...
The U.S. Department of State has approved a $150 million award to Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics company, to support the expansion...
Hope has come alive for victims of sickle cell disease in Nigeria, as the Bill for Federal Government intervention on medical treatment is...
The Federal and State Governments on Friday approved lowering the age for voluntary HIV/AIDS testing to 14 years, provided that testing strictly follows...
The Lagos State Government says it can unlock more than N400 billion annually for healthcare financing if at least 20 million residents enroll...
On Saturday, security forces detained two British passport holders, a man and a woman who are both doctors, for allegedly entering India illegally...
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has signed a multi-year agreement with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission...
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have declared an indefinite nationwide strike effective November 15, 2025....
Escalating costs of drugs and hospital consumables are reshaping Nigeria’s healthcare financing landscape, forcing hospitals to raise service tariffs and compelling Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs)...
Lagos State Government has unveiled the Lagos Community of Mental Health Providers (LCP) Directory, a pioneering digital registry that centralises verified information on...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, led a symbolic walk to promote physical activity and healthy living as a key measure in the...
Thirteen days after the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its strike, major hospital services remain paralysed, leaving patients stranded. The strike,...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, on Wednesday said patient satisfaction with healthcare facilities and primary healthcare services...
The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced a sweeping investigation into the management of over $4.6 billion in health sector grants received by...
A Nebraska woman born without a brain just celebrated her 20th birthday — and is defying the odds. Alex Simpson of Omaha was...
Departing the hospital sealed in a bio-containment bubble. It followed an intense, large-scale response to what could have been a serious infectious disease....
Northern Nigeria is facing a severe shortage of medical doctors, with some states reporting a single doctor attending to over 43,000 patients, putting...
Artificial intelligence is redefining how societies perceive and respond to environmental health threats, particularly in regions where air quality and allergen data remain...
The federal government has entered into a new partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to strengthen...
