Public Health
Nigeria Intensifies Fight Against TB and HIV with Domestic Funding and New Prevention Tools
Nigeria is stepping up efforts to eliminate tuberculosis TB and HIV as public health threats by 2030 through a strong focus on domestic...
Tuberculosis Still Claims Lives Every 83 Seconds in Africa as WHO Urges Urgent Action
Tuberculosis continues to pose a major public health threat across Africa, with alarming figures showing that one person dies every 83 seconds from...
Sanwo Olu Flags Off Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise in Lagos
The Babajide Sanwo Olu has officially flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise across Lagos State. The initiative, set to...
Scientists Raise Concerns Over Soil and Water Risks From Fuel Facility Fires
Scientists are warning that fires at damaged fuel facilities could create long term risks for soil and water resources in surrounding areas. Environmental...
Guinea and United States Sign $143 Million Health Cooperation Agreement
Guinea and the United States have signed a $143 million health cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening public health initiatives, with a particular focus...
Oluremi Tinubu Applauds Governors Wives as Nigeria Records 14 Million New Birth Registrations
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the wives of governors across the nation for their vital role in achieving a...
Nigeria Joins Global Initiative to Provide Affordable Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection
Nigeria has announced a historic price reduction for lenacapavir, a revolutionary HIV prevention drug administered as a twice-yearly injection. The cost of the...
New York City Among Most Polluted Urban Areas as Air Quality Advisory Issued
Officials have placed New York City among the most polluted major urban centers in recent days after elevated particulate matter levels triggered an...
ACPN Criticizes Federal Government’s Reversal on Sachet Alcohol Ban, Calls It a Public Health Setback
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to reverse the ban on sachet and small-volume alcohol,...
NCDC Raises Alarm as Lassa Fever Claims Two Health Workers, Infects 15 Others
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has sounded an alarm over a rising number of Lassa fever cases among healthcare workers, reporting...
