Health

US signs MoU with Nigeria to strengthen its health system

The United States Department of State on December 20, 2025 signed a five-year bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Republic of Nigeria to strengthen Nigeria’s health...

Brains on the Move: How workforce gaps are crippling Nigeria’s health agenda

By Adedayo Aderibigbe,Public Health Physician Nigeria is internationally classified as a low-middle-income country (LMIC) despite its regional reputation as...

Lagos govt holds fitness walk, safety drive ahead of Eyo festival

Ahead of the annual Eyo masquerade festival, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday staged a fitness walk and...

Why Lagos moves to strengthen local emergency committees

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening emergency preparedness at the...

NGO trains journalists on ethical reporting of SGBV

A non governmental organisation, Women Rights and Health Project (WRAHP), has trained journalists on ethical reporting of Sexual...
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NSSF to host conversation on barriers to maternal health equity

The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund is set to host its Fireside Chat, a conversation on "Breaking Barriers to Maternal Health Equity' on April 30,...

Resident doctors declare warning strike May 17

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday declared a five-day warning strike.

NCS worry over increasing cancer cases in Nigeria

President, Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Adamu Umar, says  by the end of 2023, about 102,000 Nigerians will have been diagnosed with cancer, hinting that the disease is hitting closer to more Nigerian homes and families than ever.

About 44% of women, girls in Nigeria experience menstrual poverty – Expert

Dr Nkiru Ezeama, a Public Health Physician has said that about 44 per cent of women and girls in Nigeria are experiencing menstrual poverty as they could not afford N500 sanitary pads.

Ebonyi: Foundation campaigns to prevent hepatitis, TB spread

Abakaliki, Nigeria - The Ebonyi Government, in collaboration with Better Health for Rural Women, Children and Internally-Displaced Persons (BERWO), on Monday inaugurated a state-wide...

Experts task physicians to prioritise regular health and well-being check

Some experts in Lagos, on Wednesday urged medical practitioners to prioritise their health and well-being, in a bid to function effectively. They made this known...
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