Follow us
Nigeria Health Watch
Follow us:
Subscribe to our Newsletter
breadcrumb banner

Press Release

Official health announcements from Nigeria, Africa, and around the world. We publish press releases on new research, policy decisions, campaigns, events, and major health reports that shape priorities and public debate. This space helps practitioners, advocates, and decision makers track what is being launched, funded, recommended, or changed, and why it matters for people’s health. If you would like us to consider your press release for publication, please email it to info@nigeriahealthwatch.com.

Search

Categories

Recent Posts

Post Image

Curated Conversations: Moji Makanjuola on Building Public Trust Through Health Journalism

Jun 16, 2026
Post Image

Beyond Awareness: Why Nigeria Must Fund a Period-Friendly Future

Jun 11, 2026
Post Image

The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria’s Preparedness for Ebola 

Jun 08, 2026
Post Image

Africa’s Precision Medicine Future Depends on Stronger Research and Clinical Trial Systems

Jun 04, 2026
Post Image

‘Garden in a Box’ Initiative is Helping Pregnant Women Eat Nutritious Food While Building Self-Reliance Through Gardening

Jun 01, 2026
Blog Image 20 Jun

Celebrating a Decade of Excellence: NHEA at 10

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 20, 2024

By NHEA Media & Communication In the bustling heart of Lagos, within the hallowed halls of the Eko Hotel, a conversation in 2012 sparked a movement that would transform Nigeria’s healthcare landscape. Dr. Wale Alabi and Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, two stalwarts of the healthcare sector, sat down after the West African Health Conference, igniting an […]

Read More
Blog Image 30 May

Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award: Online Voting Commences for Nominees of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award 2024

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 30, 2024

The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) Local Organising Committee is thrilled to announce that online voting has officially commenced for the NHEA 2024 nominees. These nominees have successfully passed the initial assessments by the NHEA Jury and are now in the running for the prestigious awards. Among the distinguished nominees are FMC Ebute Metta, Duchess […]

Read More
Blog Image 29 May

Africa CDC and CEPI deepen partnership to fortify African preparedness against disease outbreaks

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 29, 2024

May 28, 2024; Geneva, Switzerland: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly to expand their partnership to strengthen epidemic and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in Africa. United by […]

Read More
Blog Image 3 May

Meet the 2024 Solutions Journalism Africa Mentors

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 3, 2024

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 […]

Read More
Blog Image 18 Apr

Gavi and UNICEF welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 18, 2024

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF welcome the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO prequalification and can be made available to countries around the world. The prequalification of this new product will help EuBiologics, the manufacturer, produce more volumes of vaccine, faster, and at a lower cost – […]

Read More