By Chioma Obinna One of Nigeria’s leading hygiene company, Reckitt and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, WBFA, have launched Phase 3 of the Dettol Hygiene Quest initiative, with plans to reach more than 800,000 Nigerians through expanded hygiene education and behavioural change campaigns in 2026. The new phase of the programme, unveiled in Lagos, will target […]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria has the capacity to contain an Ebola outbreak if it enters the country, even as it appealed to the media and members of the public not to spread fear or panic through unverified negative narratives.

By Henry Obetta Stakeholders in the healthcare sector have called for stronger public-private partnerships, increased investment and expanded health insurance coverage to improve access to quality diagnostic services and healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The call was made on Thursday, third day of the three-day World Health Expo, WHX, conference in Lagos, which welcomed over 8,000 […]

Founder of Pad Me A Girl Empowerment Foundation, Theresa Moses, has raised concern over the growing impact of period poverty on girls’ education and well-being, revealing that thousands of Nigerian girls still miss classes every month because they cannot afford sanitary pads.

The World Health Organisation has warned that unsafe food is causing a global public health emergency, with contaminated meals triggering about 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually.

Nigeria’s worsening reproductive health crisis took centerstage on Tuesday as DKT International Nigeria unveiled Avibela, a long-acting hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), amid rising concerns over unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and maternal deaths.

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, in partnership with the Make Big Tobacco Pay, MBTP, Alliance, has called for stricter enforcement of tobacco control laws to curb the growing spread of tobacco and emerging nicotine products in Nigeria.

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak confirmed to have killed 61 people in central Africa had a “big head-start”, and said “blanket travel restrictions” were hindering the response.

Cancer researchers highlighted several treatment breakthroughs during their annual summit in Chicago that concluded Tuesday, including preliminary but encouraging data on potential benefits of weight loss medications.

By Chioma Obinna Physicians under the Academy of Medical Sciences of Nigeria say vigilance, early reporting, and public cooperation remain Nigeria’s strongest defense against any possible Ebola outbreak.