The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated the first-ever Governing Council of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), following the enactment of the NHIA Act in 2022. This landmark move is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen health insurance governance and accelerate progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. The NHIA Act of […]
The hope of quality healthcare fades behind a closed clinic, where expectant mothers are left to face life-threatening labour at home without skilled help. “I prayed for this child for eleven years,” Mariya Sani, a member of the community, said. “But when labour started, our clinic was locked. I turned to other women for help. […]
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is pleased to announce the convening of the 7th National Council on AIDS (NCA) Meeting, scheduled to take place in Lagos State with support from Lagos State Agency for the Control of AIDS in August under the theme: “Advancing National HIV Sustainability Agenda in the Changing […]
Mahdi Garba (Lead writer) Fatima Sanusi, 27, has been benefiting from Jigawa State’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme for the past five months. After being enrolled in the programme in Mafitar Sarki community in Hadejia Local Government Area (LGA), she began receiving 5,000 Naira (about US$ 4) monthly. She is expected to benefit from this scheme […]
Bobo-Dioulasso, June 25, 2025—The West African Health Organization (WAHO) has officially announced revised dates for the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (LIC). The conference will now take place from 8 to 12 September 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The revised dates were carefully selected to enable broader and more effctive participation from regional and […]
