Save the Children has launched a new search for partners to help increase vaccination rates for children in Nigeria and Ethiopia. This is part of their Immunisation Accelerator programme.
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A newly published study in JAMA Internal Medicine has raised alarm over the widespread use of CT scans, suggesting that…
Nigeria has officially activated its roadmap to host the 5th Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in 2026—marking the first time this event will be held on African soil.
The National Hospital, Abuja, has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S., aimed at strengthening cancer research and enhancing clinical trials in Nigeria.
The Society for Family Health (SFH), a leading NGO, has reported an impressive 85% uptake of self-injection as a family planning option in Kwara State.
The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has declared an emergency for General Hospital Minna. He said the hospital is in very bad shape and needs to be completely rebuilt.
The Bauchi State Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Sani Mohammed Dambam, has expressed deep concern over the alarming rate of maternal deaths in the state, describing it as the worst in the North-East, according to the 2023 National Demographic and Health Information Survey (NDHIS).
Dietitians and nutritionists working in Lagos State hospitals want the government to give them more say in how hospitals are managed.
To help reduce the number of women dying during childbirth in Nigeria, a digital health project called *Birth Safe Nigeria* will train 1,000 nurses and midwives in five states. The training will teach them how to handle emergencies during childbirth and save lives.
A new global health analysis has spotlighted the countries grappling with the highest death rates from ischemic heart disease, commonly…