Health

The proposed five-year framework is expected to guide the state in assuming greater responsibility for financing and coordinating HIV services

The case makes Kenya the fourth country to report a case linked to the current Bundibugyo virus outbreak, following the...

Despite supportive care, the patient died on the night of 5 October and was buried on Tuesday in line with...

The eight-week virtual programme, scheduled to run from 20 October to 19 December 2026, is designed to strengthen organisational management,...

The 2026 Gatefield Health Summit, themed “Scaling What Works,” will focus on the policy, financing and institutional barriers that limit...

The selected manufacturers are from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Uganda, Ukraine and Vietnam.

WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates show that people are living longer globally, but the burden of disease is increasingly shifting...

Some people fear that inserting a menstrual cup could “break” the hymen, cause a woman to lose her virginity or...

He said the scale of deaths meant that AMR should no longer be treated as a “silent pandemic”, stressing that...

The architecture, he said, is built around a Health Information Exchange with a Shared Health Record and national registries for...

The FCT Administration has approved the renovation and upgrading of 14 general hospitals and the resumption of work on the...

The event brought together policymakers, healthcare professionals, development partners and other stakeholders to examine workforce shortages, migration trends, retention challenges...

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will continue to strengthen primary healthcare as part of efforts to improve essential public...

The hospital has also used images of the former Head of State and Vice President Kashim Shettima in posts promoting...

The companies said their analysis identified Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa among the countries with the...

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while declaring open...

The doctors said the ultimatum became necessary due to ongoing delays in resolving several welfare and professional issues, despite the...

“This vaccination will target females aged 15 to 49 years, and I urge eligible women to take advantage of the...

Mr Aituma said there is no known single cause of the condition, but several factors can increase a woman's risk.

African leaders at the event called for stronger domestic financing, multisectoral action and deeper collaboration to protect gains made in...

Nigeria has urged the international community to make pandemic preparedness financing more accessible to low- and middle-income countries and ensure...

Countries also called for the completion of negotiations on an annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement that would establish a...

He said eight health zones had entered the sustained controlled phase, while six others were in the controlled phase after...

Mr Boum said the outbreak involved Bundibugyo virus, a less commonly detected Ebola species, unlike the Zaire strain, which has...

PREMIUM TIMES’ 2024 investigation into Lagos’ oldest hospital revealed that the rehabilitation of the House Officers’ Residence was being handled...