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Doctors under the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Katsina State chapter, have rejected a new circular issued by the Federal Government on allowance adjustments for medical and dental officers, describing it as disappointing and misleading. The doctors warned that if their demands are not met, they cannot guarantee continued healthcare services across the state. In a…
Nigeria has the highest number of cervical cancer cases in Africa and is ranked seventh in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Each year, about 12,000 Nigerian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and over 8,000 die from it. At the African Health Business (AHB) symposium held in Abuja, the Managing Director…
More than a year after the commissioning of the N21 billion State House Presidential/VIP Wing Medical Centre in Abuja, the facility sits largely unused, a monument to Nigeria’s deepening paradox where billion-naira investments in public infrastructure are routinely abandoned, and top political figures continue to flock abroad for medical treatment. The hospital, meant to cater…
The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), held Kigali, Rwanda, closed with a strong call for sustained global solidarity, local innovation, and urgent policy shifts to safeguard hard-won gains in the global HIV response. Amid unprecedented scientific progress, the conference was also underscored by a deepening funding crisis threatening to reverse…
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has commended the United States Senate for voting to retain full funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) after initially considering a $400 million cut. In a bipartisan decision reached in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers agreed to preserve the funding for the global health programme,…
The International AIDS Society (IAS) has commended a bipartisan move by the United States Senate to shield the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from a proposed $400 million budget cut contained in President Donald Trump’s rescission package. The decision, announced on Wednesday during the ongoing HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) conference in Kigali,…