The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt to smuggle cocaine to the United Kingdom by hiding the drug inside body cream containers. In a statement released on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said operatives at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport found 70 parcels of cocaine embedded in the walls of cocoa…
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to preserving and scaling the gains of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) model to ensure lasting improvements in urban health and family planning across Nigeria. Dr. Binyerem Ukaire, Director and Head of the Family Health Department at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, made this known on…
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said that Nigeria’s health policies must reflect the real-life experiences of its people if reforms are to succeed. Represented by Dr Nse Akpan at the 10th anniversary of DRASA Health Trust in Abuja, Pate criticised policy approaches that exclude community participation. “Policies cannot succeed…
The Benue State Government has vaccinated more than 300 children against Measles-Rubella (MR) and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) at the temporary Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp hosting persons displaced from Yelewata. The IDPs are currently taking shelter at the premises of the Makurdi International Market. The vaccination is part of a large-scale, integrated immunisation campaign…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Germany have renewed calls for urgent global action to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), describing them as a “silent pandemic” claiming millions of lives every year. Speaking at the World Health Summit 2025 on Monday in Berlin, Germany, WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said NCDs kill 43 million people…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) have renewed calls for hospitals to treat gunshot victims immediately without demanding police reports. Both organisations made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, following recurring reports of hospitals neglecting…
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…
