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Health

June 8, 2026

FCT, partners target one million children in malaria prevention campaign

She said the intervention would cover all six area councils of the FCT and target 1.02 million eligible children aged between three and 59 months.

Polio immunisation
June 8, 2026

Benue govt prioritising access to quality healthcare services: Commissioner

The Benue government says it has made access to quality healthcare services one of its top priorities.

Benue State University Teaching Hospital (Credit BSUTH)
June 8, 2026

Illegal Waste Dumping: LAWMA condemns attack on enforcement officers

LAWMA has condemned the attack on its enforcement officers by suspected illegal waste operators during an environmental monitoring operation along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

June 8, 2026

Residents decry shortage of doctors, infrastructure in Taraba hospitals

Residents of Taraba have decried the shortage of qualified doctors and the infrastructure deficit in general hospitals across the state.

June 8, 2026

Unvaccinated stray dogs pose rabies threat, expert warns

Mr Ngulukun, a veterinary expert, said on Sunday in Abuja, that the presence of unvaccinated dogs in public spaces remained a major public health risk requiring urgent attention.

Dog
June 7, 2026

Niger launches agency to regulate private healthcare services

The agency is mandated to register, regulate, monitor and evaluate all private health facilities in the state.

Governor Mohammed Umar-Bago
June 7, 2026

Patients lament shortage of staff, drugs in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti hospitals

They appealed to their respective state governments to address severe manpower shortages and high medication costs to save more lives.

June 6, 2026

Borno governor plans inauguration of 400-bed teaching hospital 

Mr Zulum said that more than 90 per cent of the work had been executed.

Borno Governor
June 6, 2026

Africa CDC, WHO mobilise $518 million fund for Ebola response plan

A statement noted that the fund would help African countries and partners to strengthen Ebola preparedness, early detection and rapid response measures.

WHO health workers in protective gear .
June 5, 2026

UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa

The UN and its partners are sustaining efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks DRC and Uganda, while warning that insecurity and misinformation remain major obstacles to the response.

Ebola patients