As Sierra Leone reflects on achievements recorded in 2025, the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) under the Ministry of Health has expressed appreciation to District Health Management Team (DHMT) staff, development partners, and key stakeholders for …

Snakebite can turn a quiet night or routine farm visit into a brutal race against time. From rural Gombe to Abuja, victims often survive the venom only to face a deadlier threat: empty hospital shelves. In a country rife with venomous snakes, antivenom has …

… She said: “For Africans and Nigeria, 60 to almost 80 … America is now in Nigeria collaborating with other stakeholders … of the Cancer Society of Nigeria, Prof. Abidemi Omonisi, … including the federal government and World Health Organization (WHO) mobilize funds …

Health STAKEHOLDERS in the health sector have appealed to Nigerians to cut back on their salt intake to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases among citizens. They said this on Thursday during a ‘Journalism Training on Salt Reduction and Front-of- …

Inspectors from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have completed a comprehensive assessment of Nigeria’s proposed venues for the Final Phase of the 2025/26 CAF African Schools Football Championship, praising the facilities in Remo as …

2 ABUJA – The Federal Government has taken a major step in strength­ening its response to cancer with the unveiling of two landmark national policy documents and the expansion of free cancer screening services across the country, as it intensifies efforts …

By Doris Obinna The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the launch of the second phase of Nigeria’s nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign, targeting 43 million children aged nine months to 15 years across 16 states. The current phase …

A seven-person team of inspectors from the Confederation of African Football on Wednesday concluded the assessment of facilities that Nigeria is putting up to host the Final Phase of the 2025/26 CAF African Schools Football Championship. The delegation …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to intensify support for breast cancer patients in Ghana, aiming to improve access to life-saving treatment and strengthen overall healthcare services. Speaking at a meeting in Accra on Wednesday, February 4, …

Newswise — LE-IFE AND LAGOS, NIGERIA, and NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES  – February 4, 2025 – A ground-breaking clinical trial aimed at transforming treatment options for patients with colorectal cancer in Nigeria is actively enrolling patients after  …