Health

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 estimated 50,000 people are living...

How genotype awareness drive targets students at Trinity University

The Gail Sickle Initiative, in partnership with Trinity University, Sabo, hosted ‘Sickle Cell Alma Awareness Wednesday’ to...

AHF calls for responsible sexual behaviour and increased condom use

Condom Day: AHF promotes condom use as Anambra records 2.4% HIV prevalence The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has called...

Thai royal family honours Nigerian health Icon Amazigo, Global Laureates

By Paul Ejime Prof. Uche Veronica Amazigo, Nigeria’s renowned scientist and recipient of several international awards, is among honorees from across...

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...
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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 and Gender-Based Violence(SGBV)cases Speaking on the final...

202 die of COVID-19 infection in Oyo – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 202 people died of COVID-19 infection in Oyo State till date.

Health expert warns of increasing threat of hospital-acquired infections

By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Lagos, Oct. 28, 2025. Prof. Nwose Uba, a Professor of Public Health from the University of Queensland, Australia, has called for intensified...

Anambra Govt recruits health workers to boost rural healthcare

The Anambra State Government on Tuesday began the recruitment of community-based health workers to boost grassroots healthcare in the state. The recruitment which took place...

Foundation launches Reform360 to support justice-impacted persons in Nigeria

Mental health challenges among incarcerated persons remain one of the most under-addressed issues in Nigeria’s correctional system, where limited access to care, stigma, and...

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...
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