Pharmaceutical manufacturers seek lower energy Costs, stronger API policies to boost local drug production
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) has urged the Federal Government to reduce energy costs and strengthen policies supporting local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to accelerate Nigeria’s drive towards medicine security. The group said high energy costs and delays in clearing pharmaceutical inputs were undermining the competitiveness of…
Lagos to expand specialist healthcare capacity with Ojo, Somolu hospital projects
The Lagos State Government says it is expanding access to specialised healthcare with the construction of new hospital facilities in Ojo and Somolu, as the 280-bed Ojo General Hospital nears completion and a new 180-bed hospital takes shape in Somolu. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Friday during an inspection of…
ACPN warns Nigeria’s drug supply faces threat as over 9,500 pharmacists leave country
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal and state governments to provide stronger financial and institutional support for community pharmacies to help reduce the cost of essential medicines and expand access to healthcare. The association made the demand at its 45th Annual National Scientific Conference, held in Abuja from…
Hepatitis B: 18.2m Nigerians living with chronic infection as screening gaps persist
For 247 residents of Mushin, Lagos, a free community health screening offered something more valuable than routine medical checks: the opportunity to know whether they were living with hepatitis B without knowing it. The turnout at the community screening programme organised by Cerba Lancet Nigeria in partnership with Mushin Local Government Area was higher than…
Community pharmacists seek government support to cut cost of essential medicines
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal and state governments to provide stronger financial and institutional support for community pharmacies to help reduce the cost of essential medicines and expand access to healthcare. The association made the demand at its 45th Annual National Scientific Conference, held in Abuja from…
ACPN raises alarm as 9,000 pharmacists leave Nigeria, 850 seek exit in 2026
About 9,000 pharmacists have emigrated from Nigeria in the four-and-a-half years to December 2025, with more than 850 others obtaining letters of good standing from the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) in the first six months of 2026, raising fresh concerns over a worsening manpower crisis in the country’s healthcare system. The Association of Community…
NOHIL, Steps2Walk, GHCTF launch foot l, ankle surgical course, medical outreach
The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL), in collaboration with its international partners, Steps2Walk and the Global Health Charity and Training Foundation (GHCTF), on Monday, August 10, 2026, commenced a Foot and Ankle Surgical Course and Medical Outreach programme. The programme combines specialised surgical training, knowledge transfer and free community healthcare services, with the broader…
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Why this year’s Ebola outbreak could be the worst yet — AMLSN President warns
The National President of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Dr. Ifeanyi Casmir, has warned that the current Ebola outbreak in parts of Central Africa could become one of the most dangerous in recent years if urgent measures are not taken to strengthen disease surveillance, laboratory systems and emergency response mechanisms across…
Advocates demand menstrual dignity as global crises deepen period poverty
Gender justice advocates and reproductive health experts have called for menstrual health and dignity to be recognised as a fundamental human rights issue, warning that millions of women and girls worldwide continue to face discrimination, exclusion and worsening period poverty amid economic hardship, climate disasters and humanitarian crises. The call was made during a virtual…