Hand Hygiene Day 2024: Water Shortages in Nigerian Communities Could Undermine WASH Efforts

Hadiza Mohammed and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) It is generally accepted that water is life, yet basic access to water resources, especially in rural communities is a luxury. Water scarcity means poor access to water for drinking and basic hygiene practices such as hand washing, which may lead to disease outbreaks. Currently, many sections of […]

Strengthening Health Systems for Climate Change

Meet the 2024 Solutions Journalism Africa Mentors

Since the commencement of the Solutions Journalism Africa Initiative (SJAI) in Nigeria in late 2021, newsrooms and journalists have understood the importance of balancing their storytelling, going beyond headlines to report stories of solutions to everyday problems that people and communities encounter. However, this project’s second phase emphasises the importance of quality reporting of solutions […]

Top Ten News Items on Health, 3 May 2024

Polio: Getting Certified Is Not The End Of The Job – UNICEF. Nigeria still has the highest burden of children born with HIV — NACA DG. NICRAT Seeks More Funding For Childhood Cancer. USAID reaffirms US commitment to malaria eradication in Nigeria. Immunisation Week: Annual Measles Deaths Reduced By 76% In Africa – WHO. Abuja: […]

Leading the Charge: Nigeria’s Milestone in Meningitis Vaccination.

Tzar Oluigbo and Sunday Oko (Lead Writers) Vaccines are by far one of the greatest inventions known to mankind, making it possible to eradicate diseases such as smallpox and prevent other potentially deadly diseases like malaria and polio. Through global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives — or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of […]