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HEALTHAug 18Oyo Primary Healthcare Board engages VIYA Health Nigeria to expand access to WHO-PreQualified DMPA SCThe Stakeholder Engagement session was held on Thursday, 6 August 2026, at the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board, State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, focused on expanding access to Medogen SubQ, a World Health Organization prequalified (WHO PQ) Family Planning product produced The post Oyo Primary Healthcare Board engages VIYA Health Nigeria to expand access to WHO-PreQualified DMPA SC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 18South Sudan steps up Ebola preparedness along porous DRC borderSouth Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the DRC, where heavy cross-border movement and informal routes pose challenges. UN officials and local authorities say preparedness and coordination are key to preventing the virus from entering the country.Africanews [en]
HEALTHAug 15Nigeria partners China to expand radiotherapy capacityNigeria is collaborating with China to increase its capacity for radiotherapy. This partnership aims to improve medical treatment facilities in Nigeria.premiumtimesng.com · Nigeria
HEALTHAug 15Nigeria partners China to expand radiotherapy capacityNigeria also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with LinaTech, a Chinese company specialising in advanced radiation therapy solutions. The post Nigeria partners China to expand radiotherapy capacity appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 13Ebola spreads to sixth DR Congo province raising fears it could spread to South SudanEuroNews [en]
HEALTHAug 13International Youth Day: Group urges Nigerian youths to reject illicit drugs, demands more rehabilitation centresMr Bankole identified cannabis, tramadol and other opioids, codeine-based mixtures, cocaine, methamphetamine and substances sold as ecstasy among drugs of concern. The post International Youth Day: Group urges Nigerian youths to reject illicit drugs, demands more rehabilitation centres appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 11Nigerians must no longer die from preventable illnesses — Anglican PrimateBy Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Archbishop Henry Ndukuba, on Tuesday declared that Nigerians must no longer die from preventable illnesses, demanding stronger action to make medical care accessible to all. Ndukuba spoke in Abuja at the opening of the Third Church of Nigeria Health Summit, where […] The post Nigerians must no longer die from preventable illnesses — Anglican Primate appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHAug 11MSF warns of worsening malnutrition crisis among displaced children in SomaliaAfricanews [en]
HEALTHAug 11Nigeria is building a sustainable health financing future, By Muhammad Ali PateNigeria welcomes Gavi’s US$500 million support as part of the shared effort to protect our children over the next five years. Within that period, we will continue to strengthen the domestic financing and institutional capacity needed to sustain immunisation beyond 2030, as Nigeria assumes greater responsibility for financing the programme and meeting the health needs […] The post Nigeria is building a sustainable health financing future, By Muhammad Ali Pate appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 11FCMB , stakeholders set out roadmap to move Nigeria health sector from survival to scaleFCMB and various stakeholders have established a roadmap to enhance Nigeria's health sector. The initiative aims to transition the sector from merely surviving to achieving significant scale.premiumtimesng.com · Nigeria
HEALTHAug 10FCMB, stakeholders set out roadmap to move Nigeria’s health sector from survival to scaleAt the heart of the discussions was a persistent financing problem: healthcare providers struggle to access affordable, long-term capital, while lenders and investors often require stronger governance, financial reporting and business structures before committing funds. The post FCMB, stakeholders set out roadmap to move Nigeria’s health sector from survival to scale appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 9Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — CommissionerMr Bagana said 103 patients had been treated and discharged, while 17 deaths were recorded in Bida, Suleja and Shiroro local government areas. The post Niger records 124 diphtheria cases, 17 deaths — Commissioner appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 9INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection marketWhat appeared to be ordinary social media marketing led PREMIUM TIMES into a week-long open-source investigation that uncovered a growing digital marketplace where vendors sell the injections without requesting prescriptions and downplayed or denied their side effects. The post INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 7Mental health crisis: Fewer than 300 psychiatrists serve over 200m Nigerians — Sheikh… Demands urgent implementation of Mental Health Act, stronger funding By Chioma Obinna A Professor of Psychiatry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, has said that Nigeria is facing a deepening mental health crisis, with fewer than 300 psychiatrists available to serve a population of over 200 million people. Sheikh, a member […] The post Mental health crisis: Fewer than 300 psychiatrists serve over 200m Nigerians — Sheikh appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHAug 6Why more Nigerian women are embracing doula care — Osunlolu AbimbolaAbimbola built her expertise by combining traditional herbal knowledge with formal professional training. The post Why more Nigerian women are embracing doula care — Osunlolu Abimbola appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 6Meet Nigeria’s first female neurosurgeon appointed at US children’s hospitalDr Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu-Ibrahim, widely recognised as West Africa’s first female certified neurosurgeon and Nigeria’s first female neurosurgeon trained in the country, has been appointed Medical Director of Freeman Children’s Clinic in Joplin, Missouri, United States. The post Meet Nigeria’s first female neurosurgeon appointed at US children’s hospital appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHAug 6UNFPA partners Lagos, GoMed to expand reproductive health services for Nigerian studentsThrough the platform, students will have access to discounted health products and discreet delivery to campuses and student hostels. The post UNFPA partners Lagos, GoMed to expand reproductive health services for Nigerian students appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHAug 640 % Nigerian under - 5s stunted as North bears brunt of malnutritionForty percent of Nigerian children under five are stunted, with the North bearing the majority of the impact from malnutrition. This highlights a severe and widespread public health crisis affecting a significant portion of the nation's young population.thesun.ng
HEALTHAug 3Only 3 in 10 Nigerian babies receive exclusive breastmilk, UNICEF… Calls on employers, health workers, families to support mothersBy Chioma Obinna The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for stronger support from employers, healthcare workers and families to improve breastfeeding practices in Nigeria, warning that too many babies are being denied the life-saving benefits of early and exclusive breastfeeding. However, in her […] The post Only 3 in 10 Nigerian babies receive exclusive breastmilk, UNICEF appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHAug 1Marcos Vázquez, divulgador: "Entrenar no es un extra opcional ni una mejora sobre una supuesta normalidad, sino una demanda biológica"Marcos Vázquez, experto fitness y divulgador.Clarín
HEALTHAug 1Nigeria ‘ll continue to suffer consequences of ‘japa syndrome’ if … – NMA'The medical doctor is faced with increasing and disturbing challenges, the point of becoming a loathed and misunderstood professional' The post Nigeria ‘ll continue to suffer consequences of ‘japa syndrome’ if … – NMA appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 31Menace of open defecation: Nigeria’s silent sanitation emergencyYET, consider this: Right inside the major car park on inner Marina on Lagos Island, stretching from directly opposite the UBA Headquarters Building to the Old Kingsway Building (just before Oando gas station), is a public toilet. Five years ago, it had eight pit latrines and four urinaries. The stench oozing forth from inside is […] The post Menace of open defecation: Nigeria’s silent sanitation emergency appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 31Mentoring Key to Stem Nigeria’s Brain Drain — Ogunsola… As young doctors gain leadership, financial, career skills beyond medical school By Sola Ogundipe Mentorship could become one of Nigeria’s most effective tools for retaining young doctors, even as the country continues to lose medical professionals to opportunities abroad, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has said. Speaking at […] The post Mentoring Key to Stem Nigeria’s Brain Drain — Ogunsola appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 30Expert demands urgent action as hypertension surges among young NigeriansBy Sola Ogundipe Fresh momentum behind the implementation of Nigeria’s hypertension resolution has reignited calls for urgent action to tackle the growing burden of high blood pressure among young Nigerians, amid warnings from health experts that the condition can no longer be regarded as a disease of old age. Making the call, a registered dietitian […] The post Expert demands urgent action as hypertension surges among young Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
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