Latest Nigeria health news and updates
…Seeks urgent summit to fix health system ‘from policy to patient’ The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has countered the Lagos State Government’s denial of salary deductions affecting doctors, insisting that the state has been making illegal deductions from medical professionals’ pay since April 2025. Chairman of the association, Dr. Babajide Kehinde Saheed,…
Stakeholders in mental health and the media have renewed calls for the decriminalisation of suicide in Nigeria and urged journalists to adopt more responsible storytelling techniques that discourage copycat acts and help shape national policies toward prevention. This call was made by the Executive Director of Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI), Abiodun Oguntola, during a…
…Warns of worsening inefficiency across healthcare value chain The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has called on the federal and state governments to convene urgent health sector summits to review and realign existing policies, warning that Nigeria’s healthcare system continues to suffer from deep inefficiencies, poor funding, and worsening brain drain. Chairman of…
In a renewed push to stop women from dying while giving life, the Lagos State Government, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and development partners, has unveiled a major initiative designed to drastically reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths through better data use, stronger coordination, and inclusive health reforms. The initiative, known as…
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has declared October as Pharmacy Rx Emblem Month to promote public awareness of the role of community pharmacies in healthcare delivery across the country. The declaration was made by the National Chairman of ACPN, Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, during a press conference held at the association’s national…
Nigeria is in the grip of a heart health crisis. Millions risk high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks, driven by unhealthy diets, sugary drinks, salt, and tobacco. With hospitals and specialists in short supply, many go untreated. Experts say the fix is urgent: tax sugar and tobacco, label processed foods, restrict junk food ads…
As cardiovascular diseases continue to claim thousands of lives in Nigeria, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the federal and state governments to adopt strong healthy food policies immediately. Speaking ahead of World Heart Day 2025, CAPPA warned that the country is facing a growing health crisis, with about one-third of adults…
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…
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…