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The World Health Organization has identified rising misinformation and uncertain research funding as critical threats to global vaccine programmes, warning that public trust in immunisation is eroding amid coordinated campaigns spreading false information about vaccine safety. The warning came Wednesday from the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation, which concluded its biannual…
The Federal Government has allocated N73.4 billion for the procurement of tuberculosis drugs and commodities to prevent nationwide stockouts, while expanding molecular-grade diagnostic technology to remote communities as global health financing undergoes major realignment. The World Health Organisation has simultaneously called for increased domestic funding and stronger community engagement to sustain Nigeria’s fight against TB,…
Nigeria has recorded 469 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 109 deaths in the first nine weeks of 2026, with the case fatality ratio climbing to 23.2 per cent, a significant increase from the 18.7 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a nationwide alert following a sharp rise in temperatures and persistent heatwave conditions across Nigeria. Citing recent forecasts from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, warned that extreme heat is significantly increasing the risk of accidental fires. The agency noted that elevated temperatures…
Health systems across the Middle East are approaching total collapse under the weight of a rapidly escalating military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran, with the World Health Organisation confirming that over 1,800 people have been killed and 12,500 others injured in less than fourteen days of sustained hostilities. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General…
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has launched the state-level rollout of the National Policy on Cosmetics Safety and Health (NPCSH), beginning with a major stakeholder summit in Lagos. This five-year roadmap aims to sanitise a domestic market increasingly flooded with hazardous chemicals. The policy seeks to tighten the leash on manufacturers and…
The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning has initiated the renewal of the Federal Cooperation Agreement with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Nigeria to ensure life-saving medical operations continue without interruption. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, hosted MSF leadership in Abuja on Monday to address the shifting landscape of humanitarian aid…
A five-day warning strike has brought the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, to its knees, as medical staff protest what they call “deliberate internal power rationing.” The industrial action, which began on Monday, March 2, has forced the premier teaching hospital to stop admitting new patients and cancel routine surgeries. While the Ibadan Electricity Distribution…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a high-priority public health advisory following an uptick in Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) risks. This warning specifically targets states within the “African Meningitis Belt” during the current peak of the dry season. Health officials warned that the disease can progress with lethal speed, often proving…
A major six-year study has warned that Lassa fever is being dangerously underdiagnosed, with a “substantial number” of infections slipping through routine clinical screening. The PREPARE study, led by the University of North Carolina and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found that 11% of patients admitted with general fevers in Liberia actually had Lassa…
