Nigeria is buying radiotherapy machines but most patients cannot afford cancer drugs
Cancer treatment does not end with radiotherapy, patients must also take drugs which are very expensive. How is Nigeria dealing...
Lassa fever: The question no one could answer
Lassa fever seems to be here to stay, according to an unanswered question
The opportunity to increase Nigeria’s health sector funding is low – Awosusi
Even though the low proposed budgetary allocation for health in the Nigerian government's 2019 proposed budget that was recently presented...
Nothing much is changing for healthcare in Nigeria anytime soon
"We gotta make a changeIt's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.You see the old way...
The direct translation for “mental health” in Hausa is “services for mad people”
Mental health is increasingly getting popular in Nigeria but the stigmatization associated with individuals with the various mental conditions remains...
Nigeria rolls out Basic Health Care Provision Fund
On Tuesday, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, officially rolled out the country's Basic Health Care Provision Fund as appropriated by the...
Nigeria’s proposed health budget for 2019
A breakdown of the 2020 budget for health is now available. Check it out here Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has...
Abortion tips and suicide – health issues that defined 2018 in Nigeria
As 2018 ends, we review the health issues that resonated well among Nigerians
Systematic bullying, abuse and sexual harassment at UNAIDS
An independent report has recommended a change of leadership at UNAIDS which is the United Nations agency that is in charge...
Starting gene editing dialogue in Africa
On November 29, one of Nigeria's highly popular on-air personalities, Tosyn Bucknor, was buried in Lagos following her death resulting...
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