Malaria fight: Nigeria misses 2025 target as five African countries make progress
Five African countries have hit the 2025 Malaria Reduction Target with Nigeria missing on the list, a survey from Africa Malaria Progress Report 2035 has said. While Cape Verde, Algeria, Botswana, Eritrea, and Rwanda met the 2025 Catalytic Framework target of reducing malaria incidence or deaths by 75 per cent, Nigeria was notably missing from the…
Sachet alcohol ban will protect public health, children — ACPN
A full ban on the production and retail sale of alcoholic drinks in sachets and containers below 200mlwill protect public health, children, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has said. They warned that failure to do so could worsen public health risks and expose children to alcohol abuse. The group said if the…
A life-saving record: VCDF, LSBTS mobilise 550 pints in two-day blood drive backed by Sterling Oil
In a major boost to voluntary blood donation, Vcare for Development Foundation (VCDF) and the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) have mobilised 550 pints of blood during a two-day donation drive supported by Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO). Nigeria requires between 1.8 million and 2 million units of blood yearly…
Red Cross deploys 5,346 volunteers for measles–rubella campaign in Lagos
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Lagos State Branch, has deployed 5,346 trained volunteers across the state to drive awareness and demand ahead of the Measles–Rubella (MR) vaccination exercise scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The large-scale deployment signals the start of an intensive house-to-house Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) campaign aimed…
Lack of newborn hearing screening delays care for children with hearing loss – Audiologist
A clinical audiologist, Dr. Simeon Afolabi, has said that the absence of a sustained newborn hearing screening programme in Nigeria’s public hospitals is contributing to late detection of hearing loss in children, limiting their access to effective treatment. Dr. Afolabi, who works at BSA Hearing and Speech Centre, Lagos, spoke during a cochlear implant information…
Lagos takes health reform to next level with NHF interviews
Lagos State has taken its drive to strengthen grassroots healthcare delivery to a new level with the conduct of physical interviews for the National Health Fellows (NHF) Programme, Cohort 2.0, aimed at producing a new generation of health system leaders for local government areas. The two-day interview exercise, held on January 12 and 13 at…
LSBTS rallies communities for life-saving donations as Lagos faces blood shortages
With hospitals under pressure from rising emergencies and a fragile blood supply system, the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) has sounded the alarm, mobilising donor advocates, partners and civil society groups to avert a looming blood crisis in the state. At the 2026 Blood Donor Mobiliser Stakeholders’ Engagement held on Wednesday in Alausa, Ikeja,…
Public health fears as US pares back childhood vaccine list
Public health experts have raised the alarm after the United States sharply reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children, warning that the move could weaken protection against several preventable diseases and reverse decades of progress in child health. Under the new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine…
Lagos steps up push for safe, sustainable blood supply
The Lagos State Government has stepped up efforts to guarantee a safe, adequate and sustainable blood supply, as the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) took its voluntary blood donation campaign directly to residents at the State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. The awareness and one-on-one sensitisation campaign, held on Tuesday as part of activities marking LSBTS…
PWDAN urges FG to fully implement drug distribution guidelines
Pharm. Ogeneochuko Omaruaye, national chairman, PWADAN addressing the press. …..As Nigeria Marks 2025 Fight the Fakes Week The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to fully implement the National Drug Distribution Guidelines (NDDG) to curb the rising tide of falsified and substandard medicines in the…