The Managing Director of Nigeria Health Watch, Mrs Vivianne Ihekweazu, has welcomed the Senate’s decision to increase funding for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), describing it as a critical development for Nigeria’s healthcare system. Ihekweazu made the remarks in Abuja on Tuesday while reacting to the Senate’s passage of the National Health Act…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a global public health emergency amid fears of rapid cross-border transmission. Addressing delegates at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed that a Public Health Emergency of International Concern…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has called for increased public awareness and preventive measures against Lassa fever, describing the disease as a continuing public health threat in Nigeria. Abayomi made the appeal in a post on his official Twitter account, where he noted that Lagos State had recorded only a limited number…
Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save the lives of patients. Bassey who made the call at a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its ongoing strike…
The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria has expressed concern over rising cases of violence against healthcare workers across the country. Chairman of the committee, Prof. Saad Ahmed, raised the concern in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja following reports of assaults, harassment and intimidation of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said countries must not leave people stranded at sea when they possess the capacity to manage health risks safely under international health regulations responsibly. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus disclosed this during an online media conference on hantavirus, reflecting on developments 10 days after the organisation was first informed…
Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, has inaugurated new officials to lead the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), Church of Assumption, Asokoro, for a four-year tenure in Abuja. During the inauguration ceremony, Onaiyekan charged the newly elected officials to prioritise evangelisation, charity, women’s empowerment and spiritual development, while promoting stronger support systems for families, widows…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Bauchi State Government, has launched a digital application to promote safer deliveries by improving maternal and newborn healthcare. This was unveiled during a capacity-building session held in Bauchi on Sunday as part of the 2026 International Day of the Midwife celebration. Speaking at the event,…
Prof. Abiodun Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has attributed migration of skilled health workers to the slow progress of effective digitalisation of medical operations in public hospitals. Otegbayo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Sunday while speaking on challenges confronting…
The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has conducted a three-day medical outreach in Babura Local Government Area (LGA), targeting underserved communities and expanding access to essential healthcare services for vulnerable populations. The Information Officer in charge of the LGA, Alhaji Daudu Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday, highlighting the ministry’s…
