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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 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 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
HEALTHJul 30Social health insurance: GIFSHIP targets Nigeria’s uninsured millionsBy Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s drive towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) received a boost with the official introduction of the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Product (GIFSHIP), a scheme designed to extend affordable healthcare to millions of Nigerians in the informal sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). At the formal launch in Lagos, […] The post Social health insurance: GIFSHIP targets Nigeria’s uninsured millions appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 30Revitalised PHCs deliver care to 1m Nigerians — PSHANBy Sola Ogundipe The Adopt-a-Primary Healthcare Facility Project (APHFP) has provided healthcare services to nearly one million Nigerians in the past three years, underscoring the impact of revitalising primary healthcare centres and expanding access to quality care, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) has said. Speaking on the initiative’s impact, PSHAN’s Director of […] The post Revitalised PHCs deliver care to 1m Nigerians — PSHAN appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 30Shettima: Nigeria accounts for 10.5% of Africa’s cancer burden…Targets 30% reduction by 2030 By Folarin Kehinde ABUJA — Vice President Kashim Shettima has raised concerns over Nigeria’s growing cancer burden, disclosing that the country accounts for about 10.5 per cent of Africa’s cancer cases and deaths. He also announced the Federal Government’s target to reduce the country’s cancer burden by 30 per cent […] The post Shettima: Nigeria accounts for 10.5% of Africa’s cancer burden appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 29Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain HIV responseHowever, she warned that changing global economic realities and declining development assistance require the country to rethink how it finances its HIV programme. The post Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain HIV response appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHJul 29New book on sickle cell disease urges Nigerians to prioritise genotype testing, public awarenessThe call was made on Wednesday in Abuja at the launch of ‘Sickle Cell Anaemia: The Audacity of Hope’, a new book by Funmilayo Braithwaite, with medical contributions from Abayomi Adegbite and Moji Aiyemo. The post New book on sickle cell disease urges Nigerians to prioritise genotype testing, public awareness appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHJul 29Over 16,000 Nigerian doctors emigrated in six years, NMA demands healthcare reformsBy Adeola Badru The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State chapter, has raised concerns over the declining state of the country’s healthcare system, warning that urgent reforms in healthcare leadership, funding and workforce retention are needed to prevent a deeper crisis. The association made the call on Wednesday during its 2026 Annual General Meeting and […] The post Over 16,000 Nigerian doctors emigrated in six years, NMA demands healthcare reforms appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHJul 28Digital tools alone cannot fix Nigeria’s health system — ExpertsThey made the call on Tuesday at the Insights Learning Forum (ILF) 2026, eHealth Africa’s flagship digital health conference held in Abuja. The post Digital tools alone cannot fix Nigeria’s health system — Experts appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHJul 28Nigerian govt unveils blueprint for secure, interoperable digital health systemHe explained that these principles would guide the development of health information exchanges, disease registries, and targeted data centres, while shaping the implementation of digital health interventions across the country. The post Nigerian govt unveils blueprint for secure, interoperable digital health system appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
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