Health news.
Katsina State’s health insurance enrolment has risen from 355,000 beneficiaries in 2023 to 583,460 in 2026, while Governor Dikko Radda has made coverage compulsory for participants in government employment programmes.
Brig-Gen. Godwin Ogoh, CMD of 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, says the Medical Corps serves as the Army's watchdog on hygiene and preventive healthcare, as the hospital hosts a Barracks Health Committee sensitisation programme.
Newly released hospital security footage shows medical staff at Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan shielding a patient with their bodies as a powerful earthquake shook the operating theatre, with all four ongoing surgeries successfully completed.
Nigeria’s primary healthcare centres are facing poor infrastructure, staff shortages, inadequate equipment and hidden charges, leaving rural residents to travel long distances or depend on unqualified providers for basic medical care
Bauchi State has appealed to development partners and donor agencies for financial, technical and logistical support after a cholera outbreak recorded 398 suspected cases and 16 deaths across 13 local government areas.
Governor Sanwo-Olu says Lagos currently has less than 8,000 health workers against an estimated need for 40,000, as the state unveils reforms to expand insurance coverage, digitise healthcare and strengthen its workforce.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has urged the state to strengthen preparedness for pandemic influenza and other biological threats through closer cooperation among human, animal and environmental health sectors
Katsina State’s health insurance enrolment has risen by 64 per cent since 2023 to 583,460 beneficiaries, as Governor Dikko Radda orders mandatory coverage for all government employment programmes
First City Monument Bank has unveiled a N20 billion Healthcare Fund to provide affordable, long-term financing for hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, diagnostic centres and pharmacies across Nigeria, aligning with the federal government's push to boost local medicine production.
Bauchi State has declared a cholera outbreak after recording 398 suspected cases and 16 deaths across 13 local government areas, with laboratory tests confirming active transmission of Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa.
From traditional Igbo medicine to modern scientific research, Utazi (Gongronema latifolium) is gaining recognition for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial properties.
Healthcare providers warn the proposed National Health Facility Regulatory Agency will duplicate existing regulators, raise costs and force patients to pay more, rather than improve safety or quality of care
