1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1058+ words) The NCDC’s mandate includes disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, laboratory development, public health research and support to states in managing outbreaks and public health emergencies. These functions are the product of decades of experience with infectious diseases and other…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (865+ words) By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria is set to take centre stage in Africa’s battle against infertility as more than 1,000 fertility and reproductive health experts from across the continent, Europe, America and other parts of the world converge on Abuja for…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (407+ words) ABUJA — Residents of Aboh Mbaise, Ngor Okpala and Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Areas of Imo State have welcomed the commencement of major reconstruction and upgrade works at their general hospitals. Community leaders and jubilant residents described the development as a significant…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (486+ words) IJEBU-IGBO, OGUN STATE — More than 400 residents from five communities under the Ijebu-Igbo Local Government Area received free medical care and health services during a two-day outreach organised by the Biola Akinyemi Foundation on August 28 and 29, 2026. The outreach was the third…...

5+ day, 24+ min ago   (630+ words) Warns cases typically rise between November and April By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has urged Nigerians to intensify preventive measures against Lassa fever ahead of the dry season, warning that cases…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (285+ words) The Federal Government has deployed 13 emergency ambulances to Ogun State as part of efforts to strengthen pre-hospital and emergency medical care across the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, flagged off the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (227+ words) Residents of Ita-Elewa and adjoining communities in Ikorodu have benefited from a Mega Medical Outreach organised by the Ikorodu Local Government to improve access to essential healthcare services at the grassroots. The initiative is part of the Enhanced Healthcare pillar…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1339+ words) The Junior Chamber International, JCI Aso, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have called for stronger community-based action against substance abuse and drug addiction, warning that prevention and early sensitisation must take centre stage in Nigeria’s fight against the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (985+ words) Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria, CS-SUNN, has challenged local governments across Lagos State to make nutrition a budget priority, warning that the fight against malnutrition cannot succeed when nutrition interventions are left without dedicated funding at the grassroots. The…...