Friday, August 14, 2026

Health

April 10, 2026

Mysterious illness killed five people in Burundi, says WHO

UN World Health Organisation and health authorities in Burundi are racing to identify a mysterious illness that has claimed five lives in the country’s north.

hospital in Burundi.
April 10, 2026

WHO unites 800 collaborating centres for stronger scientific cooperation

The World Health Organisation has convened the historic first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres.

World Health Organisation (WHO) and Tedros Ghebreyesus
April 9, 2026

8% of Nigerians live with diabetes, says NCD

Mr Sopekan noted that many Nigerians remained unaware of their health status.

Patients with diabetes
April 9, 2026

PTDF selects 921 master’s, 928 PhD candidates for overseas scholarships

Ms Agboola said the fund was aligning its human capital development interventions with evolving realities in the global energy industry.

Petroleum Technology Development Fund
April 9, 2026

Africa losing 40% of health funds to inefficiency, bad governance, Africa CDC says

Mr Nyenswah noted that countries could redirect billions into essential services without increasing budgets.

Africa CDC
April 9, 2026

Deaths from Lassa fever infections rising in Nigeria, says NCDC

The cases were reported across seven states namely Edo, Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Ebonyi, Benue, and Kaduna.

Lassa fever and NCDC
April 9, 2026

Crisis looms in NMA over candidate’s disqualification

NMA faces a looming internal crisis amid allegations of interference by powerful interests within the national officers’ committee in its presidential election.

NMA MEMBERS
April 9, 2026

Bauchi speaker introduces bill to reduce maternal mortality

The speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, on Wednesday introduced a bill to curb unsafe childbirth practices and unregulated blood transfusions.

Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman
April 8, 2026

Health diagnostic accuracy in Nigeria declining under Tinubu, worst in South-West: Statistics Bureau

The South-West had the lowest diagnostic accuracy at 36.7 per cent, reflecting significant regional disparities in clinical performance levels.

President Bola tinubu and Health minister Muhammed Ali Pate
April 8, 2026

North-East ranked highest in clinical compliance at 62.9%, South-West lowest nationwide: NBS Report

Diagnostic accuracy among clinical health workers in Nigeria’s public health facilities has declined, dropping from 56.2 per cent in 2023 to 46.1 per cent in 2025.

Medicines used to illustrate the story