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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…
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…
