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Medical experts and researchers are calling for a unified front to address the escalating burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa. At a high-level meeting held at the University of Abuja, stakeholders warned that the condition is pushing already fragile healthcare systems to a breaking point. With millions of lives…
Rising consumption of salt among Nigerians has come under renewed scrutiny as Mojisola Adeyeye signals regulatory action to curb what health authorities describe as a growing public health risk linked to preventable deaths. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement on the draft “Reduction of Sodium in Pre-Packaged Foods Regulations 2026,” the Director-General of National Agency for…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has launched a new technical team in Anambra to track HIV transmission rates. This surveillance effort aims to secure epidemic control within the state. Dr Tope Ilori, the agency director, tasked the team with delivering precise, data-backed insights to guide health interventions. The state must now identify…
The Federal Government is launching a massive Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention campaign, targeting 29 million children under the age of five across 21 states. This initiative covers all 19 Northern states, the Federal Capital Territory, and Oyo State. By providing preventive medicine to such a large cohort, the administration hopes to drastically lower the child mortality…
Nigeria now holds the world’s second-highest number of zero-dose children. Roughly 2.1 million youngsters have received no vaccinations at all. Another 2.3 million remain only partially protected against preventable disease. These figures highlight a stubborn failure in the nation’s public health delivery. Systemic gaps and poor access continue to leave millions vulnerable. Save the Children…
Global efforts to eliminate malaria have averted millions of deaths over two decades, yet Nigeria remains at the centre of the crisis, accounting for the highest share of infections and fatalities worldwide. As countries marked World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization reported an estimated 282 million malaria cases and 610,000 deaths globally in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) marks the start of World Immunisation Week, from April 24 to April 30, with a reminder of vaccines’ monumental impact on global public health. Over the past five decades, immunization efforts have prevented an estimated 150 million deaths. This year’s observance also serves as the midpoint for the Immunisation Agenda…
A sharp concentration of global hunger is placing Nigeria at the centre of a worsening food crisis, with new data showing that a significant share of the world’s most food-insecure populations are clustered in a small group of countries affected by conflict and economic shocks. The latest Global Report on Food Crises, compiled by…
Health authorities in Cross River State have activated full emergency response measures following laboratory confirmation of a single COVID-19 infection involving a Chinese expatriate, the first officially recorded case in the state in roughly four years. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, in a statement released Tuesday night, confirmed that the patient…
Health authorities in Cross River State have confirmed a new case of COVID-19, marking the first officially reported infection in the state since 2022. The patient, a 53-year-old Chinese national employed in Akamkpa Local Government Area, is currently receiving care at a state isolation and treatment centre. Officials report that the patient is responding well…
