Delayed cataract treatment in children causes permanent blindness, expert warns
Expert warns that delayed cataract treatment in children causes permanent, irreversible vision loss.
Drinking alcohol in pregnancy damages baby’s brain development, study finds
Study shows even light alcohol consumption during pregnancy impairs foetal brain development.
Senate approves bill to create national malaria elimination agency
Senate passes bill to establish agency for coordinating Nigeria's national malaria prevention and elimination efforts.
Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people yearly, WHO warns
Contaminated food kills 1.5 million people yearly and causes 866 million illnesses worldwide, new WHO data shows.
Nigeria allocates N2.48tn to health in 2026, focus on hypertension unclear
Nigeria's 2026 health budget reaches N2.48tn but questions linger over reaching hypertension patients.
Global health groups race to develop Ebola vaccine for DRC outbreak
Global health organisations accelerate vaccine development for rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain killing hundreds in DRC.
World pledges $498.8m to fight Ebola outbreak in Central Africa
International donors pledge $498.8m to fight Bundibugyo Ebola in Congo and Uganda, but no African country contributed.
Tobacco industry targets Nigerian youth with flavoured vapes and social media
Tobacco firms target Nigerian youth with vapes and social media to hook a new generation on nicotine addiction.
WHO fast-tracks clinical trials for Bundibugyo Ebola drugs and vaccines
WHO identifies experimental treatments and vaccines for Bundibugyo Ebola for clinical trials.
Conflict and mistrust slow Ebola response as cases exceed 900 in DRC
WHO cites conflict and mistrust as Ebola response obstacles amid over 900 suspected cases in DRC.
Nigeria’s leprosy centres crumble as government abandons patients to charity
Uzuakoli Leprosy Colony survives on charity, not government funding, as Nigeria's 3,500 annual cases overwhelm a broken system.
FG sends obstetric equipment to 251 health facilities nationwide
Nigeria distributes emergency obstetric equipment to 251 health facilities to improve maternal care.
UN agencies scale up Ebola response in Democratic Republic of Congo
UN agencies intensify Ebola response in Democratic Republic of Congo with medical supplies and trained personnel.
WHO declares Ebola emergency as deadly outbreak spreads across DRC, Uganda
WHO declares Ebola emergency over outbreak in DRC and Uganda with no approved vaccine available.
UCH resident doctors begin warning strike after patient assault
Resident doctors at UCH Ibadan begin warning strike after assault by patient.
Family begs for N11.7m to save three-year-old daughter from kidney cancer
RichPearl Ugwu, three, battles Stage IV kidney cancer requiring N11.7 million treatment at Irrua hospital.
Ebonyi rolls out Lenacapavir injection for HIV prevention
Ebonyi State introduces Lenacapavir injection to prevent HIV among young people and vulnerable populations.
WHO says average person need not fear hantavirus infection
WHO and Nigeria's disease control agency say hantavirus poses minimal risk to the general public.
WHO chief assures Tenerife residents as hantavirus cruise ship approaches
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus assured Tenerife residents the hantavirus risk remains low.
Nigeria’s sickle cell crisis runs deeper than genotype awareness, expert warns
Nigeria focuses on genotype awareness for sickle cell but ignores social and economic barriers driving the disease.