The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has expressed alarm over the rising HIV infection rate among adolescent girls and young women, disclosing that about 4,000 girls aged 15–24 contract HIV every week worldwide. This was contained in a statement issued by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, Mr Steve Aborishade, on Wednesday in Lokoja,…
No fewer than 400,000 people are expected to benefit from a 14-day free medical outreach organised by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, in Plateau State. Speaking at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) on Wednesday, Yilwatda said the gesture was aimed at assisting those with health needs but…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says its reforms are being guided by President Bola Tinubu’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (HSRII), which seeks to modernise Nigeria’s healthcare system. Speaking in Abuja at the signing of a cooperation agreement with SERVICOM, NHIA Director-General Dr Kelechi Ohiri said the initiative focuses on four priority areas: service…
The mpox outbreak in Malawi continues to spread, with the capital Lilongwe reporting the highest number of cases, according to new figures from the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM). Since the first case was identified on April 17, the country has confirmed 128 infections, of which 104 were detected in Lilongwe. On Monday, health…
The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday rolled out a free medical outreach at Agboyi Ori Omi, a riverine community in Lagos State’s Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area. The initiative, organised with Lagos State Health District 2 and the Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps, delivered a wide range of services…
The Redeemers’ Aids Initiative for People and Community (RAPAC), a charity arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has partnered with Clinton Health Access Initiative to offer free eye screenings in Gombe State The five-day medical outreach held in five communities across four Local Government Areas screened 1,622 residents. Out of those screened, 1,420…
A year after mpox was declared a continental health threat, a new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) study has revealed high vaccine readiness across African countries. However, the report warns that stigma and misinformation are slowing the continent’s response. The Africa CDC, made the interim analysis, available to newsmen on Wednesday. NAN reports…
Dr. Oladipupo Fasan, Head of Cardiology at the National Hospital, Abuja, has called for the strengthening of Nigeria’s Primary Health Care (PHC) system to effectively tackle cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Fasan made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on World Heart Day, observed annually on September 29. This year’s theme…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that about 7.8 million children in Kano State will be vaccinated against measles and rubella during the Integrated Measles–Rubella and Polio Vaccination Campaign scheduled to begin on October 6. Mr. Rahama Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, made this known on Monday during a media…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, with multiple seizures across Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and Gombe in the past week. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, operatives in Lagos on 22 September confiscated 85,100 tramadol pills from three suspects at Apapa. The same day in Kaduna, officers at the Abuja–Kaduna tollgate intercepted…
