Olaoluwa Olatunde and Aderonke Popoola (Lead writers) Nigeria continues to bear a high burden of infectious diseases, including Lassa fever, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, clinical trials capacity for therapeutics and vaccines in the country remains limited, emphasising the urgent need to strengthen local trial infrastructure and building technical expertise to ensure equitable access the vaccines […]
Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Kabiru Tanko (not his real name) was among the inmates moved from the dilapidated Kurmawa Custodial Centre to the newly built Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Janguza, Kano, in May 2025. Since the relocation, Tanko says, many prisoners have developed urgent health needs that require prompt medical attention. “On several occasions […]
One dose elicits robust and long-lasting immune responses in healthy adults in the U.S. and Liberia Key takeaways: NEW YORK, NY – November 6, 2025 – Findings from a first-in-human, Phase 1 clinical trial of IAVI’s Lassa virus (LASV) vaccine candidate published today in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that one dose of […]
By Mustapha Garba For many pregnant women in Mahuta community in Kaduna State, accessing healthcare is a daily nightmare. With just one overstretched health clinic serving more than 20,000 people, the chances of safe delivery are often left to chance, leaving families anxious and vulnerable. Mahuta, a farming and trading community in Giwa Local Government […]
Precious Ajayi (Lead writer) On 22 October 2025, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare approved and released 32.9 billion Naira under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), the third disbursement this year.In 2023, under the Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Government launched the Primary Health Care Revitalisation Plan as part of the […]
