Why more Nigerian women are receiving HIV treatment than men
Among Africa's most populous countries, only Nigeria has more women on HIV treatment than men. Why is this so? In...
Event Report: Family Planning is a Human Right – World Population Day 2018
Nigeria, being the most populous country in Africa joined in celebrating the 2018 World Wopulation Day. The whole world celebrated...
Nigeria’s polio program and other immunization efforts hit by health workers’ strike
Nigeria is hoping to be declared polio free very soon but with immunization efforts on hold, the goal is threatened...
Nigeria’s health workers’ strike disrupts maternal care nationwide
For over a month, health workers across Nigeria have been on strike and one of worst affected groups are pregnant...
Subtle flaw threatens access to malaria treatment in Nigeria
In spite of interventions, cost of malaria treatment remains high in Nigeria “I could only gather NGN1800, please help my...
Nigeria’s Health minister confirms reinstatement of suspended NHIS Head
Suspended NHIS chief Usman Yusuf is back The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf who was...
Safe conversations can end female genital mutilation – Saraki
Toyin Saraki advocates safe conversations to #endFGM While legislation is welcome, Saraki said prevention will work more effectively than punitive measures,...
“We cannot meet hepatitis elimination targets without innovation”
Dr Ren Minghui WHO's Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases, has disclosed that it is not possible to meet the ambitious hepatitis...
What you need to know about Marburg virus disease
The Marburg virus disease currently ravaging East Africa has a case fatality ratio of up to 88% Marburg virus is...
What you need to know about Monkeypox disease
There are no specific treatments or vaccines available for monkeypox infection, but outbreaks can be controlled. Monkeypox is a rare...
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