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Ebonyi State’s public health infrastructure has suffered a crippling blow. A massive fire gutted the central cold store of the State Ministry of Health in the early hours of Friday, incinerating hundreds of millions of naira worth of life-saving vaccines and medical equipment. The blaze occurred at Block 5, Centenary City in Abakaliki, destroying the…
Tertiary education in Nigeria remains a high-risk environment for women. A new national survey has revealed that 70% of female students and 30% of male students have suffered at least one form of gender-based violence (GBV) on campus. These figures emerged from the National Campus Climate Baseline Survey, conducted across 12 universities spanning all six…
Healthcare professionals under the banner of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have converged on the National Assembly today, Thursday, March 26. The national protest aims to halt the “Health Sector Executive Bills 2026,” a legislative package unions claim threatens the professional autonomy and welfare of non-physician health…
Nigeria recorded a historic 440,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2025, a massive leap from the 138,591 cases reported just five years ago. Speaking in Abuja to mark World TB Day 2026, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, attributed this surge not to an outbreak, but to a radical expansion of…
The Federal Government has approved the release of N32 billion to health facilities across Nigeria under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery nationwide. The approval was announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, following a Ministerial Oversight Committee…
Nigerians have begun a frantic search for Lenacapavir, a newly introduced injectable for HIV prevention, ahead of its official nationwide rollout. Individuals, particularly those in “discordant” relationships where one partner is HIV-positive, are reportedly besieging health facilities and NGOs to secure the drug. The Federal Government has already received its first tranche of 11,520 doses,…
Health authorities in Kent are struggling to contain a meningitis outbreak that has now claimed two lives and infected dozens. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on Saturday that cases have risen to 34, up from 29 earlier in the week. Of these, 23 are laboratory-confirmed, while 11 notifications remain under investigation. The fatalities…
The expiration of a key patent on semaglutide—the active ingredient in blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has set the stage for a dramatic expansion of access to obesity treatments, with India’s generic pharmaceutical industry poised to flood the market with lower-cost alternatives that could fundamentally alter the economics of weight management worldwide….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent public warning regarding the confirmed circulation of counterfeit versions of two critical cancer medications—Avastin and Tecentriq—within the Nigerian drug supply chain, raising significant concerns about patient safety and the efficacy of cancer treatment across the country. In a public alert…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Africa requires $4.5 billion annually to mount a credible response to tuberculosis (TB), despite achieving the world’s fastest adoption rate for new treatments. In a message marking World TB Day 2026, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi, revealed that current funding levels leave a staggering…
