4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (579+ words) The Young Leaders for Arts & Health Ireland Summit, held from 4–5 September 4th to 5th at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), concluded with resounding success. The summit saw a convergence of emerging leaders,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (153+ words) Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Stakeholders in the health sector have advocated improved budgetary provisions and greater youth participation to sustain the country’s HIV/AIDS response beyond 2030. They made the call at a multi-stakeholder dialogue convened by Technology for Inspiration Initiative…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1687+ words) • IVF cheaper in Nigeria despite high treatment costs • Experts seek regulation, insurance coverage, local production of fertility drugs Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Nigeria is increasingly attracting fertility patients from other parts of Africa and the global diaspora for in-vitro fertilisation…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (237+ words) The family of David Inegbejie, a father, husband, and brother who is battling cancer, has appealed to Nigerians and compassionate individuals for financial assistance to enable him to continue his treatment. According to the family, Inegbejie’s health crisis began with…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (238+ words) The Katsina State Government has approved N500 million as counterpart funding for the procurement of nutrition commodities to strengthen the fight against acute malnutrition among children across the state. The approval was granted by the State Executive Council at its 15th Regular…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1465+ words) “You are not meant to suffer in silence.” For Moyo Awotile, those words carry the weight of experience. Her warning to women about painful and excessively heavy periods comes from a decade-long journey with uterine fibroids that gradually moved from…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1349+ words) The growing number of Africans living with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer is creating a new challenge for health systems already struggling to keep essential medicines within patients’ reach. That concern took centre stage during a virtual press briefing where…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (689+ words) Fidelis David in Akure At least 24 people have died in two communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State after consuming a herbal liquid substance. The deaths, recorded in Odigbo town and Araromi-Obu, have sparked tension and mourning in…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (315+ words) The National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) financing scheme has enabled over 63,000 women to benefit from the Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) programme. The CEmONC was rolled out 18 months ago by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (567+ words) THISDAYLIVE The authorities must do more to contain the growing problem As Nigeria joins other countries today to mark the 2026 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), it is important for critical stakeholders to join the ongoing conversation on how we can…...