3.5m missing births:: How hospitals can close Nigeria’s registration gap
… Experts add: Register them where they are bornBy Chioma Obinna The first cry came, then the rush of hands. A newborn baby girl had just entered the world. While nurses attended to the mother and cleaned the baby, Emmanuel Joseph was already thinking beyond the excitement of fatherhood. He wanted his daughter to exist […]
Democracy Day: NMA Lagos slams FG over collapsing health sector
By Chioma Obinna The country’s healthcare system came under fresh attack on Thursday as the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), accused the Federal Government of failing Nigerians through poor healthcare funding, worsening brain drain, weak disease control systems and misplaced priorities in the sector. In a Democracy Day press statement made […]
Moniepoint, S.A.N.G tackle period poverty, empower 500 Lagos schoolgirls
By Chioma Obinna To combat period poverty and advancing financial inclusion among young girls, Moniepoint Inc. has partnered with Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls (S.A.N.G) to provide menstrual hygiene support and financial literacy education to 500 students in Lagos.The initiative, to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026, brought together volunteers from Moniepoint and facilitators from […]
Church boosts FMC Ebute-Metta Cancer Centre with lifesaving equipment
By Chioma Obinna Cancer care delivery at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos, received a major boost on Monday as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided critical medical equipment to strengthen cancer diagnosis, treatment and patient care at the hospital’s newly established Cancer Centre.The donation includes LEEP machines, ultrasound machines, thermal […]
New tech detects bacteria on smartphone screen in just 5 mins
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a smartphone-based technology capable of detecting bacterial contamination on surfaces within minutes.
Africa CDC, WHO launch $518m Ebola response plan for Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unveiled a joint continental preparedness and response plan to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain.
