Latest Nigeria health news and updates
…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…
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…
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…
Displaced Rohingya women demand equal access to health, gender rights amid global SDG promises Despite global commitments to achieve health for all and gender equality by 2030, displaced Rohingya women and girls remain locked out of meaningful progress,the Education Policy and Equity Specialist with the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network, Noor Fatima, has warned. Speaking at…
……Trial paves way for lifesaving therapy for infants under five kilograms Nigeria has joined seven other African nations in achieving a medical breakthrough with the approval of the first-ever malaria treatment for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilograms. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in a statement on Sunday,…
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has raised alarm over what it described as a weakening commitment to the Geneva Conventions, warning that the next 76 years of the humanitarian treaties will be shaped by decisions world leaders make today. Marking the 76th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions…
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited false claims to justify terminating 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, researchers said Friday, a day after the World Health Organisation called the decision a major blow. Kennedy on Tuesday announced the cancellation of contracts worth around $500 million, marking his latest attempt to infuse vaccine skepticism…
As global negotiations intensify ahead of the fourth United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health, the NCD Alliance (NCDA) has raised serious concerns over what it described as a disturbing weakening of the revised Political Declaration text. The latest version of the draft declaration, known as Rev.3, is being reviewed in…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced a sharp decline in mpox cases across the continent, revealing a 58 per cent drop between epidemiological weeks 19 and 30 of 2025. The health agency, however, warned of fresh outbreaks in three countries and urged continued vigilance to prevent further spread. The…
With only five years remaining to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline of 2030, global experts are raising the alarm over an escalating wave of anti-rights and anti-gender ideologies that threaten decades of progress in gender equality, health rights, and inclusive development, issues that are already affecting countries like Nigeria. In a…