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The Kwara State Health Insurance Agency (KW-HIA) has announced plans to begin the enrollment of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis into its health insurance scheme by June 12, 2025. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter, disclosed this in Ilorin during a stakeholders’ meeting focused on the…
The Borno State Government has renewed its call for stronger collaboration among health stakeholders to combat malaria, with a focus on protecting children under five from malaria-related deaths. The appeal was made by the Borno State Commissioner for Health, Professor Baba Mallamgana, during a press briefing to commemorate the 2025…
The Zamfara State Government has officially launched a comprehensive Measles and Rubella vaccination campaign targeting children aged 9 months to 15 years, aimed at reducing childhood illnesses and deaths caused by vaccine-preventable diseases. The campaign was flagged off by Governor Dr. Dauda Lawal during a special event marking World Immunization…
The Zamfara State Government has announced a major milestone in its fight against malaria, revealing that more than 1.5 million children under the age of five have received Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) treatment in 2024. The announcement was made by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nafisa Mohammed Maradun, during…
Medical experts have sounded the alarm over the escalating diabetes crisis in Nigeria, revealing that more than 11 million Nigerians are currently living with the disease, with many more cases remaining undiagnosed. The revelation was made by Professor Zuba Ilyasu, a consultant endocrinologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, during the…
World Malaria Day, observed April 25 annually, aims to raise awareness on the global efforts to control and ultimately eradicate malaria. Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bites of infected female anopheles mosquitoes. It is a global infectious disease which has remained a leading cause of…
The Federal Government has announced the revitalization of 991 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across Nigeria as part of a broad effort to strengthen the country’s healthcare delivery system. This was revealed on Tuesday by Dr. Muyi Aina, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), during a…
In a historic and coordinated move to eliminate circulating variant poliovirus type 2 in the Lake Chad Basin, the Ministers of Health from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR), and the Republic of Niger have officially launched a synchronized regional polio vaccination campaign targeting over 83 million children…
The Federal Government has launched a suite of national policies and guidelines aimed at transforming maternal health outcomes in Nigeria. At the commemoration of the 2025 Safe Motherhood Day in Abuja, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Mohammed Ali Pate announced that no woman should die while…
The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has issued a stern warning to key government agencies in the agriculture sector over their failure to appear before an ongoing legislative probe into the Anchor Borrowers Programme and other federal agricultural initiatives. Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Chike Okafor,…
