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As Nigeria experiences a severe Lassa fever season, the World Health Organisation (WHO) notes that laboratory testing is required to...

Dayi and Dansarai primary healthcare centres are officially designated to provide round-the-clock basic healthcare services to the surrounding rural communities.

The State Immunisation Officer (SIO), Bashar Garba, said, "A lot of people, especially in the metropolitan LGAs, Sokoto South, Sokoto...

In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the State Immunisation Officer (SIO), Bashar Garba, said many who still refuse the...

The America First Global Health Strategy is being questioned as exploitative.

If the Gates Foundation’s final 20-year push is about reducing maternal and child mortality, eradicating malaria, ..., Nigeria sits at...

Despite not having eaten solid food for 21 years and surviving only on liquids, Mr Samaila is, ironically, an excellent...

Dementia is a disorder in which there is a decline in cognition that is significant enough to affect our activities...

According to the Kebbi State Nutrition Office, 608 severely malnourished children died between January and September 2025 across 21 treatment...

The industrial action stems from unresolved issues bordering on salary structures, professional recognition and welfare concerns.

Despite renewed efforts to expand primary healthcare, strengthen immunisation, and improve service delivery, the sector continued to face persistent challenges,...

In Nigeria, an estimated 1,230,000 units of blood are collected across various facilities each year.

These realities have strengthened calls for Nigeria to take greater responsibility for its HIV response.

The Labondo resettlement project was meant to be a turning point, a shift from temporary displacement to long-term stability.

This is the first time the government is working in a coordinated way to improve PHCs. So, we are moving...

The new intervention demonstrates the dRPC's commitment to protecting Nigeria's NGO sector from the impact of foreign funding withdrawals.

The United Nations regards the practice as a form of violence against women and girls.

These female breadwinners, often engaged in informal work and faced with limited financial support, stretch meagre earnings to keep their...

Nigeria officially records at least 2,500 new leprosy cases annually, and over 400,000 people live with the long-term consequences of...

While progress has been made in restoring health services across resettled areas of Borno State, significant gaps remain.

According to experts, using contraceptives for menstrual purposes has been linked to the risk of cervical cancer when used for...

We’ve had reports of girls who use dry leaves, cow dung and their socks in place of sanitary pads

Research shows that the insect spreads other life-threatening infections such as yellow fever, dengue, Zika virus and chikungunya.

The founder explains why NGOs remain the only hope for thousands of children battling the disease

While most babies start walking between 10 and 18 months old, some may walk as early as nine months