Health

Health

NAFDAC bans popular malaria suspensions over safety concerns

Plu Team -
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the...
Health

African leaders seek “new era” of malaria funding after U.S. aid cut

Plu Team -
African heads of state have called for a reset in malaria financing, warning that...
Health

₦20m for Research, ₦100m for a Snake Hospital: Inside Nigeria’s snakebite budget

Olawale Afolabi -
The tragic death of Ifunanya Nwangene, a 26-year-old singer who rose to national attention...
Medical Innovation

Nigeria starts enrolling patients for groundbreaking cancer treatment trial

Plu Team -
Nigeria has begun enrolling patients in its first-ever clinical trial using immunotherapy to treat...
Health

Greenhouse gas emissions fuelling health crisis in Nigeria, govt warns

Eric Ojo -
The Nigerian government has warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling a surge...
Development

Snakebite death exposes Nigeria’s healthcare flaw, spurs $12m antivenom push

Plu Team -
Nigeria would need a one-off investment of about $12 million to establish a local...
Health

U.S. commits $2.1bn to Christian-run health facilities in Nigeria

Plu Team -
The United States has committed nearly $2.1 billion in health assistance to Nigeria under...
Health

WHO names Nigerian co-chair of first traditional medicine advisory group

Plu Team -
The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a major step toward formally integrating traditional...
Health

Nigeria’s family planning needs are growing faster than govt funding

Jane Kalu -
Nigeria’s demand for modern family planning services is rising rapidly, but public funding for...
Pollution

Nigeria shuts battery recycling plants after media reports reveal community poisoning

Plu Team -
Nigeria has shut multiple battery recycling plants in Ogun State after media investigations uncovered...
Health

Africa faces sanitation crisis as 780 million go without basic services

Eric Ojo -
Nearly 780 million people in Africa still lack basic sanitation services, the African Ministers’...
Health

Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Imo top states with most miserable health budgets

Plu Team -
Akwa Ibom and Imo have the lowest budget allocations for health in Nigeria, according...
Health

Nigeria fails health readiness test for second year as no state scores 30%

Jane Kalu -
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses in Nigeria’s healthcare system, the...
Health

Nigeria targets 106m children in major measles, polio vaccination drive

Plu Team -
Nigeria has launched a large-scale integrated vaccination campaign targeting over 106 million children against...
Health

Nigeria–U.S. military programme screens 1.6m Nigerians, detects 110,000 HIV cases

Jane Kalu -
A two-decade partnership between Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMODHIP) and the...
Health

How one group fights worsening child malnutrition in Nigeria

Plu Team -
At the inpatient therapeutic feeding centre in Maiyama General Hospital in Kebbi state, Nigeria,...
Health

Nigeria health sector on edge as over 16,000 doctors quit

Plu Team -
Nigeria is facing a deepening health emergency as more than 16,000 doctors have left...
Health

Trump administration pushes Africa to pay for U.S. health support

Plu Team -
The United States is shifting its stance on global health assistance, urging African nations...
Health

U.S. halting funding for GAVI, key vaccine supplier for Nigeria

Jane Kalu -
The United States has decided to end its financial support for Gavi, the global...
Health

Nigeria running out of HIV drugs – WHO

Plu Team -
Nigeria and several other countries are running out of life-saving HIV drugs in the...
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