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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has joined the African Medicines Agency (AMA) in a move aimed at strengthening medicine regulation, combating substandard drugs and improving access to quality medical products across Africa. The development was announced in Abuja during a one-day stakeholders’ engagement on…
The Coalition for Healthy Food Advocacy and the National Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Coalition (NSSBTC), have warned the Federal Government against fortifying ultra-processed foods, adding that the move could worsen the burden of diet-related diseases in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Public Health Advocates under the Coalition, urged…
The Federal Government has launched a new national strategy aimed at addressing Nigeria’s estimated shortage of 30,000 midwives, as part of renewed efforts to tackle the country’s persistently high maternal and infant mortality rates. The policy document, titled Nigeria Strategic Direction for Midwifery 2025–2030, was unveiled in Abuja during…
The United States has resumed visa processing for Nigerian and other foreign-trained doctors, reversing an earlier policy that had stalled applications under its travel restriction system, The New York Times has reported. The previous directive, introduced earlier this year, suspended decisions on visa extensions, work permits, and green cards…
The World Health Organization has said vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives over the past 50 years, as it called for stronger global commitment to immunisation efforts amid widening coverage gaps. In a statement marking the start of World Immunization Week, the UN health agency said vaccines…
Malaria remains a quiet storm, ancient, persistent, and merciless, sweeping through vulnerable communities and tightening its grip across sub-Saharan Africa. As the world pauses to mark World Malaria Day, Nigeria stands not in quiet observance, but in stark confrontation with a relentless, age-old scourge, one that creeps through the night…
A growing outcry over obstetric violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reignited debate over maternal healthcare, following a viral video showing a doctor physically assaulting a woman moments after childbirth in a public hospital in Kinshasa. The disturbing footage, which shocked many across the country, has prompted…
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Community-Based National Social Action Fund Taskforce aimed at driving grassroots development and improving socio-economic conditions across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards. The initiative, endorsed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will promote community-driven interventions tailored to local needs. Under the plan, each ward will…
The Registrar of the Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria, Babagana Mustapha, has stressed the importance of accurate health data in strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system. He made the remarks during a two-day capacity-building workshop held in Abuja, which focused on the District Health Information System II (DHIS2) for tutors…
The Cross River State Government has confirmed that 10 individuals who had contact with a Chinese national linked to a renewed case of COVID-19 have been identified and isolated. The state epidemiologist, Inyang Ekpenyong, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, stating that the individuals were traced and placed under…
