Health

The Taraba National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA) has made significant strides, enrolling over 130,000 individuals across the state’s 168 wards for basic healthcare provision. The agency has also identified 2000

A leading dental expert and President of the Nigerian Society for Restorative Dentistry, Professor Linda Oge Okoye, has raised alarm over the rising burden of tooth decay in Nigeria, urging

By Adekunle Yusuf, Associate Editor In Nigeria, the fight against HIV cannot be waged in isolation from the battle against drug abuse, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has

For millions of Nigerians, falling ill often triggers a financial crisis, with healthcare costs paid out-of-pocket and access delayed. Now, a new push to standardise health insurance is gathering momentum,

By Adekunle Yusuf, Associate Editor You wake up and reach for your phone. Just a quick check—messages, emails, maybe a scroll through social media. Before you know it, twenty minutes

Stakeholders at the “Reimagining Patient Experience in Nigeria” forum called for a shift from provider-driven healthcare to a patient-driven system, stressing the need for accountability, empathy, and technology use to

Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, has called for deliberate government investment in training doctors in leadership and management, beyond just clinical expertise. Coker made the call on

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF Nigeria) has advocated for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector, especially in the fight against HIV and Tuberculosis in the face of major reductions

From Dele Anofi, Abuja The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has begun a large-scale community outreach in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), offering free cancer screening to

From Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu  A leading dental expert and President of the Nigerian Society for Restorative Dentistry, Professor Linda Oge Okoye, has raised alarm over the rising burden of tooth

By Chinyere Okoroafor The Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria is set to honour Nigerian-born innovator Onyinyechukwu Gift Ositadinma for her groundbreaking contributions to digital health, particularly in transforming

By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Jigawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (JSPHDA) has concluded plans to immunise no fewer than 1.5 million children against poliomyelitis in the forthcoming statewide