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Will reform efforts bear positive outcomes for Nigeria’s health sector?

Nigeria, a country facing numerous health challenges, is embarking on a bold transformation of its healthcare system to overcome those hurdles. President Bola Tinubu underscored...

WHO unveils Nigeria’s first climate health vulnerability, adaptation assessment report

The World Health Organisation (WHO) unveiled Nigeria’s first-ever Climate Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Report (VA) during the Health Sector-Wide Joint Annual Review (JAR...

Ghana’s women in forestry observe ‘Pink October’ with focus on health

In October 2024, as has been tradition since 1985, the global community united in a vigorous campaign aimed at eradicating breast cancer. The month-long...

Can Nigeria eliminate malaria like Cape Verde, Mauritius, others did?

In spite of global advances in the fight against malaria, Nigeria continues to grapple with this leading killer disease. Nigeria’s struggles against malaria raises questions...

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed

A new World Health Organisation (WHO) study published on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top...

X-raying climate change impact on Nigerians’ health

For 34-year-old Mrs. Fatima Usman, the rainy season once meant hope and harvest. Living in the farmlands of Jigawa State, her family relied on...

AFIDEP unveils key findings on maternal, newborn, child health in Kenya

The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) on Thursday, October 31, 2024, unveiled critical findings from its three-year initiative, the “Putting Countries Back on...

Fortification of ultra-processed foods: When more becomes harmful

Throughout history, human survival has greatly depended on sourcing, preparing, and consuming different kinds of food. Food is the third basic need of man...

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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...
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AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over €100 million to strengthen health...

Middle East crisis disrupts international natural gas markets, delays global LNG supply wave

The global natural gas market outlook has been significantly altered by the conflict in the Middle East, according to...

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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

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AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

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