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The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun testing two experimental therapies against the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in its northeast, the World Health Organisation announced on Thursday, marking a critical turn in a response that has struggled to keep pace with the spread of the virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…
A federal agency tasked with protecting Nigerians from epidemics has pushed back against lawmakers’ plans to create a second public health institution, warning that the move could fracture the country’s disease response at a moment when it can least afford disruption. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention told the House of Representatives…
A fresh warning has gone out to Nigerian consumers and traders over two alcoholic energy drinks already barred from the market, after regulators across the border intercepted a sizeable stock of the products in circulation. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control raised the alert in Public Alert No. 032/2026, posted…
A deadly surge in Lassa fever infections is overwhelming local containment efforts across Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that total fatalities from the viral outbreak have climbed to 214 this year. More troubling than the raw death toll is a soaring case fatality rate, which has reached a grim 25…
A staggering 40 percent of medical laboratory results for genotype testing in Nigeria are inaccurate or entirely false. Healthcare experts delivered this alarming revelation during a specialised summit marking the International Sickle Cell Day in Lagos. These widespread diagnostic errors directly fuel the country’s worsening sickle cell epidemic by misleading couples into incompatible marriages. Nigeria…
A doctor is attacked roughly once every two weeks in Nigeria’s hospitals, fresh figures from the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have shown, laying bare the deepening risks frontline health workers face in the very institutions where they save lives. No fewer than 30 resident doctors were assaulted across Nigeria within the last year,…
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced sweeping funding cuts for HIV prevention programmes across Nigeria and 61 other low- and middle-income nations. A comprehensive review by the Geneva-based multilateral institution reveals that a severe tightening of international donor allocations has forced a major restructuring of its global healthcare financing portfolio….
The Federal Government has launched the National Malaria Strategic Plan (2026–2030), aiming for a 50 per cent reduction in malaria prevalence and mortality rates by 2030. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, alongside the Minister of State, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, announced the ambitious timeline during recent high-level public…
The Edo State Government has confirmed that 15 people have died from Lassa fever following a sharp spike in local transmission across multiple communities. Dr. Stephenson Ojeifo, the Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, announced the mortality figures in Benin during a comprehensive public health briefing. Ojeifo revealed that surveillance teams…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation have launched a joint $518 million emergency plan to halt a spreading Ebola outbreak across the continent. Public health officials designed the six-month operational strategy to bolster rapid containment, cross-border surveillance, and medical countermeasures in affected countries. The global health coalition seeks…
