Health

Public health officials have issued urgent warnings as a highly contagious and "aggressive" new variant of the flu, known as Subclade K, tears across the United States of America. This...

The Federal Government has authorized the disbursement of ₦32.9 billion to revitalize primary healthcare across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The announcement was made following the 13th...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent directive for a nationwide mop-up of pharmaceutical products manufactured by Europharm Nigeria Limited. The enforcement...

The global race to find affordable and effective cancer treatments has fixed its gaze on an unlikely candidate: a family of widely available, inexpensive anti-parasitic drugs long used to combat...

The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) formally declared an end to the country's latest Ebola outbreak today, Monday, December 1, 2025, following a successful containment...

A fresh outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis has spread to the Kebbi, Sokoto, and Yobe states, killing at least 14 people and prompting a swift response from health authorities as suspected...

In a bid to address longstanding challenges in Nigeria’s healthcare system, the Federal Government and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have initiated a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at improving...

On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for immediate and sustained action to combat the persistent global TB epidemic. Despite advances in treatment and...

The West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (WASPEN) has sounded the alarm over rising malnutrition rates in Nigeria, describing it as a silent crisis that poses significant health...

A Nigerian doctor practising in the United States has voiced deep concerns over the escalating mental health crisis in Nigeria, urging authorities to take urgent action to address the growing...