Latest Nigeria health news and updates
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has urged the Federal Government to designate community pharmacies across the country as Primary Health Care (PHC) centres. National Chairman of the Association, Pharm. Ambrose Ezeh, made the call yesterday at the ACPN Secretariat in Lagos during activities to mark the 2025 World Pharmacists Day, themed “Think…
Written by Robert Egbe In May this year, I received an unusual mail. It was an invitation from a public relations firm in South Africa, one I had never heard of, to attend a program in Cape Town. They would provide logistical arrangements. All that was required, was that I write and publish at least…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has struck a new deal with Indian pharmaceutical company, Hetero Labs, to produce a low-cost generic version of lenacapavir, the world’s first twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug. The foundation will provide upfront funding and volume guarantees to Hetero, enabling the drug to be sold at about $40 per patient…
No fewer than 11,397 Lagos residents across 20 local government areas will be reached in a new HIV survey launched by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and international partners. The Nigeria State-Level Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Impact Survey (AIS), unveiled on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Ikeja,…
Global health and rights advocates have made a strong call for governments to recognize safe and legal abortion as a fundamental human right, stressing that denying access puts millions of lives at risk and undermines gender equality. The demand was at the center of a high-level dialogue organized by SHE & Rights Initiative to mark…
…State, SFH, World Bank launch aggressive media campaign to drive elimination Lagosians have been warned to stop treating malaria without proper diagnosis, as more than 90 per cent of fever cases in the state are now caused by conditions other than malaria. This was the central message at the launch of a Public Enlightenment and…
…pledges holistic care for every stage of womanhood A new chapter in premium healthcare for women has opened in Nigeria as Medics Partners officially launched its Women’s Health Center in Victoria Island, Lagos. The state-of-the-art facility, unveiled as part of the healthcare brand’s first anniversary celebration, is dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of women…
The Lagos State Advocacy Team on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (ATM) has called on communities in Ejirin area of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos, to take greater ownership of their Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) rather than waiting solely on government intervention. The appeal was made during an advocacy visit led by the Lagos State Coordinator of…
Drug abuse among Nigerian youths has reached epidemic levels, with one in every seven Nigerians between ages 15 and 64 identified as a drug user, nearly three times the global average. Experts say the situation, if unchecked, could cripple the nation’s future workforce, security, and productivity. The revelation, drawn from the 2018 National Drug Use…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has called for the introduction of a single-term tenure for Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) of federal tertiary hospitals, saying the current system encourages abuse of power, impunity, and tyranny in office. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Lagos as part of…