Nigeria Vaccination Campaign Targets 106 Million
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria has initiated a nationwide health initiative aiming to protect vulnerable demographics across all 36 states and the Federal […]
NAFDAC Launches 600 Pharmacist Volunteer Program Across Nigeria
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s drug regulator has inaugurated a nationwide volunteer programme deploying 600 pharmacists to support community health initiatives, medicine access […]
Nigeria Launches Local Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net Production
OGUN STATE, NIGERIA — As nigeria launches local net production, domestic manufacturing of insecticide-treated nets has officially commenced at scale, drastically reducing […]
NAFDAC Policy Cuts Drug Imports 70% to Boost Local Manufacturing
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s food and drug regulatory agency has successfully slashed national pharmaceutical imports by 70 percent following the implementation of […]
Nigeria NHIA Enrolment Surge Expands Coverage to 23 Million
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has officially registered 23 million individuals into its centralized coverage framework. Marking a […]
WHO Outlines Priorities for UNGA Pandemic Preparedness Summit
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined key global priorities ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level […]
Ghana Health Service Prepares Workforce for Free Primary Care
ACCRA, GHANA — The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has engaged key health sector unions and completed comprehensive field assessment exercises across the […]
South Africa Reaches 55,000 Lenacapavir Injectable PrEP Initiations
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — Official data released by the South African Department of Health shows that over 55,000 individuals have started twice-yearly […]
South Africa Issues Alert Over Rapid Increase in Mpox Cases
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — The South African Department of Health has issued an urgent public health advisory following a rapid increase in […]
Nigeria Strengthens Surveillance to Protect Children from Polio
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Health authorities, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, have completed an extensive […]
NAFDAC Links Ondo State Deaths to High Methanol Concentration
AKURE, NIGERIA — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has officially confirmed that an outbreak in Ondo […]