By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA),...

Any effort to strengthen health systems must begin at the primary healthcare level, as it is the foundation of a nation’s healthcare. To boost Ogun...

By Vivianne Ihekweazu & Onyinye Oranezi (Lead writers) “We’ve learned collectively that transparency, openness, and the communication of credible information to people in real-time results...

Nigeria yet to meet 70% COVID-19 vaccination target – FG. World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without including men, boys — UNICEF....

By Aloysius Ugwu and Beti Baiye In January 2023, a little over six decades after the Lunacy Act of 1958 was established, giving medical practitioners...

In his shop in Relief Market in Owerri, Imo State, Sadisu Sani popularly called Zuma, is surrounded by vegetables of all shapes, sizes and colours....

160,000 children acquired HIV in 2021 –WHO. Address root cause of diseases, WHO advices FG. Health workers union threatens strike over members’ welfare. NSCDC Introduces...

A mysterious figure dressed all in black, she appeared to be invisible as she slipped through the Laraba (Wednesday) market crowd in my village in...

By Thelma Chioma Abeku and Ikemefuna Igwe (Lead Writers) At first glance, the buildings that house the classrooms of the Transitional Learning Centre, Wassa, appear...

‘Fully Vaccinating Children Key To Preventing Diphtheria‘. FG, USAID train physiotherapists on rehabilitation services for fistula, maternity care. Nigeria’s Mental Health Bill Opportunity to Mainstream...

The COVID-19 pandemic opened a ‘Pandora’s box’ of never-ending problems putting enormous pressure on global health systems, exposing biases in global public health practices and...

By Michael Atima and Bunmi Oyebanji Obot (Lead Writers) It is a little-known fact that 5–10% of pregnancies in Nigeria are complicated by hypertension issues....