Health

NSSF targets informal sector for health insurance uptake in 2026…

The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) says it will prioritise expanding health insurance enrolment among Nigeria’s informal sector workers in its 2026 strategy. The Managing Director/CEO of NSSF, Dr Fejiro...

Equatorial Guinea launches its national malaria elimination strategy – Vision 2030

Equatorial Guinea has launched its National Malaria Elimination Strategy – Vision 2030, marking a decisive step in the...

NSSF urges stronger healthcare protection for women

The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has called for stronger efforts to protect women’s health through equitable access...

1,000 residents in Rivers benefit from NSSF, TotalEnergies health outreach

1,000 Rivers residents benefit from NSSF, TotalEnergies visual health outreach The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), in partnership with...

VCDF, SEEPCO distributes 127,000 free eye glasses to Delta community

No fewer than 127,000 pairs of glasses have been distributed under the Sustainable Primary Eye Care Services (SPECS)...
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VCDF, SEEPCO launch free eye care programme in Ndokwa East LGA

Many Nigerians continue to suffer from avoidable vision problems, with cataracts and other eye conditions being major causes of preventable blindness. In Delta State, an...

Disability, GBV myths must be demystified through knowledge, support – Experts

A UK-based social worker and disability advocate, Mrs Grace Alexander, has called for deliberate efforts to demystify myths surrounding epilepsy and disability. Alexander stressed that...

Zik Varsity medical school shuts down over lecturers strike

The Clinical lecturers under the aegis of Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka have embarked...

Ogun CJ advocates stronger legal pathways for survivors of SGBV

The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Hon. Justice M.A. Dipeolu, has called for strengthened legal pathways to protect survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based violence...

Immunization efforts under growing threat warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

Geneva/New York, 24 April 2025 – Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises, and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave...

SRADeV decries absence of poison centres in Nigeria

Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADeV Nigeria) has decried Nigeria’s failure to establish functional poison centres despite rising cases of chemical poisoning...
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