Latest Nigeria health news and updates
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has received 1,653 solar-powered direct-drive refrigerators from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to strengthen Nigeria’s vaccine storage and distribution system. Speaking at the official handover in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Muyi Aina, said the equipment would help close existing gaps in vaccine storage,…
The Federal Government has been urged to strengthen policies regulating food and beverages to check the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country. Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Mr. Oluwafemi Akinbode, made the call at the opening of the five-day Youth Bootcamp for Food Justice 2025 held at…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mr Mohammed Isa, has reaffirmed the President’s commitment to ensure access to quality healthcare for all Nigerians. He emphasised that the commitment includes the well-being of persons with disabilities (PWDs), ensuring they are not left behind in national health and development…
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), says Nigeria has recorded a 46 per cent decline in variant poliovirus cases compared to the previous year. The NPHCDA announcement came on Tuesday in Abuja, during the Second Quarter 2025 review meeting of the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care Delivery (NTLC). The News Agency…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of falsified batches of the emergency contraceptive pill, Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg), currently in circulation. The regulatory agency, in a public alert issued on Monday, disclosed that the counterfeit versions were detected following a report from the Society for…
A new report says misinformation, stigma, high costs and knowledge gaps are driving widespread hesitancy toward the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Nigeria. The HPV Social Listening Insights Report, released by Nigeria Health Watch and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, analysed social media discussions between Aug. 1 and Aug….
The Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, has called on the Federal Government to allocate a minimum of N4 billion for mental health care in the 2026 national budget, warning that the sector remains dangerously underfunded despite its central role in overall health and national stability. Oloriegbe made the…
Dr Emmanuel Egberuare and Emmanuel Adetunji Two Nigerian doctors, Emmanuel Egberuare and Emmanuel Adetunji, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool aimed at reducing the administrative workload on healthcare providers and giving them more time to focus on patients. The tool, called Precision Note, was unveiled at the 47th International Conference and Annual General Meeting…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said the growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) might claim more than 39 million lives by the year 2050 if not tackled. The Head of Disease Prevention at NCDC and Chair of Nigeria’s AMR Coordinating Committee, Tochi Okwor, said this in an interview with News…
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…