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…
NAFDAC clears BON bread manufacturer over extended shelf-life allegation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cleared Food & Food Integrated Company Limited, producers of BON Bread, of any wrongdoing following an investigation into claims that one of its bread products remained unmoulded for more than two months. In a statement issued on May 17, the agency said it launched…
Book on late Dr. Adeniran’s cancer journey calls for humane cancer care at Lagos launch
(Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, Prof. Ajayi, Deaconess Ayo, MD/CEO Triumph power and Gas System, Limited, Mr Bolaji Ososami, Olori Comfort Olayinka Kiladejo of Ondo Kingdom, Mrs Simon-Hart and the Publisher Inspiration House Publishing, Ibadan, Mrs Olufunsho OmololaBalepo) A book documenting the cancer journey of the late Dr. Adenike Adeniran was on Tuesday presented in Lagos, with medical…
Chidoka to drug manufacturers: Meet global standards or risk industry decline
Former Aviation Minister and Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, Osita Chidoka, has challenged Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers to abandon what he described as an “alibi culture” of excuses and embrace global quality standards to strengthen the country’s health security and industrial competitiveness. Chidoka gave the charge at the 29th National Conference and…
LASG targets N100bn healthcare funding gap with mandatory insurance reform
The Lagos State Government has unveiled fresh healthcare financing, workforce and infrastructure reforms aimed at closing an estimated N100 billion gap between current health sector funding and projected healthcare needs in the state. Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said mandatory health insurance and stronger public-private partnerships would drive the reforms as the state seeks to…