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…From refugee camps to rural villages, young people fight for dignity, rights, and access to healthcare. In a crowded Rohingya refugee camp, a young girl sat quietly, afraid to tell anyone that her body had changed. She had started her period but did not understand what was happening. There were no lessons in school, no…
In a major step to ease the financial burden of Nigerians battling kidney-related illnesses, the Federal Government has approved a sharp reduction in the cost of dialysis sessions under the Kidney Dialysis Subsidy Scheme, pegging the new rate at N12,000 per session as against the previous N50,000. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Abuja…
Neurosurgeons at Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital in Enugu have successfully performed two complex brain surgeries, with both patients making remarkable recoveries within days. Prof. Christian Anieke, Vice-Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University, disclosed this while addressing the Academic Staff, Principal Officers and Service Directors of the institution, on Wednesday in Enugu. Anieke explained that in…
Vetty Agala The Executive Secretary of the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP), Dr. Vetty Agala, has assured residents that the state is putting measures in place to ensure that people do not sink into poverty while trying to access quality healthcare. Speaking at the launch of the dental and physiotherapy units at Kelsey…
FULL LIST: Federal Hospitals With Reduced Dialysis Costs In Nigeria —Presidency It said the move underscored President Tinubu’s commitment to prioritizing healthcare and easing its financial burden on citizens President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 in federal hospitals across Nigeria. The announcement was made…
Dr Lola Adeyemi, Special Adviser to the Minister of State for Health on Research and Innovation Dr Lola Adeyemi, a public health expert, has called on stakeholders to promote research in clinical trials for cancer control to enhance understanding of Nigeria’s unique cancer patterns. Adeyemi, who is also the Special Adviser to the Minister of…
A new study has identified a blood-cleansing procedure known as therapeutic apheresis as a potential game-changer in kidney transplant management, raising fresh hope for patients facing transplant complications. The six-year review, conducted at the University of Virginia Health in the United States and supported by the International Society of Nephrology, examined 131 kidney transplant patients…
…’We are open to negotiations’ A United Kingdom-based Nigerian paediatrician and cardiologist, Dr. Ayodele Ogunko, has accused a private hospital in Lagos of negligence, exploitation, and ‘imprisoning’ the body of his late sister, Mrs. Yewande Oshofisan, weeks after her death. Ogunko, who spoke to The Nation in an emotion-laden interview, said that the ordeal began…
Nigeria has joined a new 6.4 million dollar international research consortium to accelerate the development of a vaccine against Lassa fever. This was made known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations on Sunday in Abuja. The initiative, tagged Unravelling Natural and Vaccine-Elicited Immunity…
Smart DNA Nigeria, the country’s leadingdeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing centre, has released its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, uncovering new trends and unsettling realities about family structures and trust in Nigeria. The report, which analysed test results between July 2024 and June 2025, shows that DNA testing surged to 13.1 per cent in 2025, reflecting…