By JULIET EKANEM CLICK HERE TO READ THE 1ST PART OF THIS REPORT SERIES… When Community Support Disappears GRACE* never studied a government budget or examined how Nigeria finances its HIV response. She only knew that a community health worker once delivered her antiretroviral medicines discreetly, offered counselling and helped her remain in treatment without […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A. A.) RUFUS A Public Health Crisis Beyond the Statistics AT 11 a.m., the harsh sun hangs heavily over Kyaurawa, a remote community in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The narrow roads are rough, dry vegetation stretches across the landscape, and mud houses stand in scattered clusters. Inside one […]
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO ‘No Child Should Be Left Behind’ — Tobore Oborevwori Takes Healthcare Outreach to Ndokwa Foundation Extends Medical Intervention to Seventh Constituency WIFE of the Delta State Governor and Founder of the You Matter Charity Foundation, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, has taken the Foundation’s free medical outreach to Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency. The outreach, […]
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO A Call to End Harmful Labels WIFE of the Delta State Governor and Founder of the You Matter Charity Foundation, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, has called for a decisive end to the stigmatisation of children living with autism and other special needs, warning that harmful cultural labels continue to deny vulnerable children […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA NIGERIA has recorded 1,000 confirmed Lassa fever cases this year, with 237 deaths reported so far. The latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) show that 17 new confirmed cases emerged between 20 and 26 July. The figure represents a decline from the 20 cases recorded the […]
By JOANNA ILUSANMI THE growing popularity of injectable weight-loss medicines in Nigeria is creating a new digital marketplace where prescription drugs are being offered without prescriptions, safety risks are downplayed and experimental medicines are marketed to consumers. An investigation found that social media platforms and a network of largely anonymous websites are helping vendors reach […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH IMPACT Partnership Transforms Delta Primary Healthcare, Assessment Tour Reveals Statewide Assessment Begins PRIMARY healthcare delivery across Delta State is undergoing a statewide assessment as the state government, in partnership with the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project, evaluates the condition and performance of healthcare […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA A Child-Survival Intervention Being Lost FOR millions of Nigerian newborns, one of the earliest opportunities to build protection against disease is being lost—not because breastmilk is unavailable, but because the conditions surrounding mothers make exclusive breastfeeding difficult to sustain. Health experts, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation have raised concerns over Nigeria’s […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH NIGER State has recorded 124 cases of diphtheria between January and August 2026. The outbreak has claimed 17 lives. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Murtala Bagana, disclosed this on Friday in Minna during an interaction with journalists. He said three new cases had been recorded. A total of 74 patients […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS The Children Who Got the First Dose: Inside Kano, Gombe’s Fragile Immunisation Chain UNDER the April heat in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, 56-year-old Uma Usman moves from compound to compound in search of children who have missed their routine vaccination appointments. She is not a government employee. Her name […]