Thursday, August 13, 2026

Health

May 12, 2026

More cases of Hantavirus may emerge in coming weeks: WHO

The Spanish government agreed on May 5 to receive the MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak was reported aboard the vessel.

WHO
May 12, 2026

RDI urges Nigeria to back alcohol warning labels at Codex

The Renevlyn Development Initiative has urged the federal government to support discussions on alcohol warning labels.

Alcoholic beverages
May 12, 2026

Oncology pharmacists urge safer chemotherapy practices in Nigeria

The association made the call on Monday in Abuja during a one-day training for oncology pharmacists ahead of its maiden 2026 biennial scientific conference.

Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners Association of Nigeria
May 12, 2026

Hantavirus Alert: Nigerians warned about rats, eating bushmeat amid global threats of rodent-borne disease

African countries, particularly Nigeria, have been closely monitoring the outbreak, likely due to the continent’s ongoing struggle to eradicate a similar virus, Lassa fever.

Cruise ship infested by hantavirus and Lagos rats
May 11, 2026

Experts say ‘japa syndrome’ worsening pressure on Nigeria’s healthcare system

He described the situation as alarming, noting that hospitals were becoming overwhelmed. 

Murtala Muhammed International Airport
May 11, 2026

Health campaigners seek ban on mercury-based dentistry 

They noted that dental amalgam fillings are 50 per cent mercury, a major neurotoxin.

A dentist at work
May 11, 2026

FG partners EU, WHO on €4.2 million health programme

The initiative will be implemented over a four-year period.

Deputy health minister Iziaq Adekunle Salako
May 11, 2026

Leadership crisis rocks Lagos NMA

Despite the leadership dispute, both factions insist that doctors’ welfare remained a shared priority.

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
May 11, 2026
Nigerian doctors in U.S.
May 11, 2026

Ebonyi launches lenacapavir injection for HIV prevention

The Ebonyi government has officially launched the injectable pre–exposure prophylaxis, lenacapavir, for HIV prevention.

Lenacapavir injection