Category: Health
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CSOs BACK NAFDAC’S BAN ON SACHET ALCOHOL STARTING DECEMBER TO PROTECT NIGERIA’S YOUTH
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) including the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s (NAFDAC) ban on small-sized alcoholic beverages (sachets, PET bottles, glass bottles under 200ml) set for December 2025. The CSOs…
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FIGHTING DIABETES WITH KNOWLEDGE: DR. MAKINDE CALLS FOR LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS
Dr. Moyosore Makinde, Consultant and President of the Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg), has urged Nigerians to empower themselves with knowledge and tools to prevent diabetes through evidence-based lifestyle changes. Speaking ahead of World Diabetes Day 2025 under the theme “Diabetes Across Life Stages,” she stressed the importance of conscious health decisions and…
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KIM BOT WINS PRESTIGIOUS 2025 MAY & BAKER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD IN PHARMACY
Pharmacist Kim Jerry Bot, Director-General of Plateau State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency (PS-DMCMA) and CEO of KIMKY Pharmaceuticals, has been honored with the 2025 May & Baker Professional Service Award in Pharmacy. The award, presented at the 98th Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria in Kano, included a prize of…
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WHO SOUNDS ALARM ON SURGING DIABETES IN AFRICA, URGES URGENT AND SUSTAINED ACTION
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on African countries to urgently tackle the alarming rise of diabetes threatening millions across the continent. Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, highlighted in a World Diabetes Day 2025 message the unprecedented surge driven by lifestyle changes, rising obesity, and limited healthcare access. Currently, over 24…
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YOUNG MINDS, BIG IDEAS!
Students of the University of Ibadan tune in at a Stakeholders’ Forum on Adolescents and Youths’ Health in Africa — learning, sharing, and shaping tomorrow’s solutions today.📸 Photo Credit: NAN-Photo / Olayinka Bode-Are BRAINS THAT HEAL AFRICA 💡UI dons and health experts — Profs Oluyemisi Bamigbose, Juwon Arotiba, Babatunde Salako, and Abiodun Adeolu — brainstorm…
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NIGERIA’S HEALTHCARE CRISIS DEEPENS AS DOCTOR STRIKES AND BRAIN DRAIN CONTINUE
At the National Hospital, Abuja, tired young doctors like one resident beginning a 36-hour shift after losing colleagues to migration reflect a healthcare system stretched to the brink. Despite loving their patients, harsh realities of poor pay and equipment shortages push many to seek greener pastures abroad. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has…
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NMEP DISTRIBUTES OVER 320 MILLION MOSQUITO NETS AND 450 MILLION MALARIA DRUGS SINCE 2009
The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has distributed more than 320 million Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) and 450 million doses of Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine and Amodiaquine (SPAQ) to children under five since 2009. Dr. Nnenna Ogbulafor, NMEP National Coordinator, announced this during the launch of the 2025 mass distribution campaign in Minna. The campaign, in partnership with…
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FIRST FEMALE EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE INAUGURATES LUTH DERMATOLOGY CENTRE
Professor Yetunde Olumide, the first female Emeritus Professor of Medicine at University of Lagos (UNILAG), inaugurated the new dermatology centre at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Lagos. The centre, described by Olumide as a “centre of excellence for dermatology care,” aims to improve skincare outcomes in Nigeria and serve as a global hub for…
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IAVI’S SINGLE-DOSE LASSA FEVER VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE WITH STRONG IMMUNITY AND SAFETY IN PHASE 1 TRIAL
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has announced encouraging results from the first human trial of its single-dose Lassa fever vaccine, confirming its safety and durable immune responses. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Phase 1 trial involved 114 healthy volunteers in the U.S. and Liberia, monitored for 12 months post-vaccination. The…
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YOUTHS LEAD CLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN IN ABUJA MARKING FIGHT AGAINST AIR POLLUTION
Led by Ms. Daniella Omotola of the Rotaract Club of Omole Golden, a group of young advocates took their campaign against air pollution directly to markets and schools in the Federal Capital Territory. The campaign, part of the upcoming “Breathe Clean Air Abuja” project launching November 13, focuses on replacing harmful charcoal and firewood stoves…
