Abuja – Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety and health after nearly two decades of stalled attempts. The policy was launched at the Sixty sixth National Council on Health in Calabar. It est…
Read moreYola – Targeted outreach is improving access to essential health services in underserved communities across Adamawa State, where distance, insecurity and seasonal flooding have long limited the reach of fixed health faci…
Read moreOsun: For years, families in a small nomadic settlement in Abaa Modakeke, deep within Egbedore LGA of Osun State, lived far beyond the reach of basic health services. There was no nearby clinic. Health intervention…
Read moreEnugu; In Enugu State, families, health workers, and young volunteers are working together to protect children from measles, rubella, human papilloma virus (HPV), and other vaccine preventable diseases. The state aims to…
Read moreNigeria is conducting the second phase of its vaccination campaign to immunise 43 million children aged 9 months to 15 years against measles and rubella across 16 states.
Read moreAbuja, Nigeria’s efforts to interrupt circulating variant type 2 poliovirus (cVPV2) by 2026 gained renewed momentum as the World Health Organization (WHO) Polio Eradication Programme (PEP) held its annual strategic retre…
Read moreAbuja, Nigeria has launched its first nationally representative survey on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), marking a milestone in the country’s public health response. Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and …
Read moreYola, In flood-prone Adamawa State, north-east Nigeria, early health preparedness helped protect thousands of vulnerable people from preventable disease outbreaks during the 2025 rainy season.Through a government-led int…
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