Health & Wellbeing
Adamawa to Expand Leadership, Governance Training for Health Workers Statewide
Funmi Ogundare The Adamawa State Government has announced plans to expand the leadership, governance and management capacity-strengthening programme for health workers to all 21 local government areas and health facilities
NHIA Urges Early Detection as FG Steps Up Cancer Response
*NHIA-Roche initiative cuts cost of selected drugs by 80%, expands support for radiotherapy, diagnostics James Emejo in Abuja The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged Nigerian women to prioritise
OneHealth Advances Medical Weight Management with The Method
Victoria Ojiako OneHealth, Nigeria’s digital-first pharmacy and healthcare platform, is strengthening its healthcare offering with The Method, the country’s first structured, medically supervised GLP-1 weight loss programme. The Method addresses
Medical Expert Urges Govt to Support Indigent Patients
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The Chief Executive Officer of ZenithCare Hospital, Dr. Lekan Ogunlowo, has urged governments and stakeholders to establish stronger support mechanisms for indigent patients unable to afford
Health Insurance Can Curb Sudden Deaths, Says Ultimate HMO MD
The Managing Director of Ultimate Health Management Services, a Health Management Organization, Otunba Lekan Ewenla, has explained that preventive health care is a major component of health insurance in
Respite for Bakiyawa Women After Years of Poor Maternity Care
Francis Sardauna writes that after years of enduring poor facilities and limited healthcare services, the recent renovation of the Bakiyawa Maternal and Child Health Centre (MCHC) by UNICEF, with funding
The Silent Return: How Diphtheria Killed 39 Children in Zamfara and UNICEF, Health Ministry’s Dash for Urgent Vaccination
Onuminya Innocent The ward at the Infectious Disease Centre in Damba is quiet in a way that feels wrong. Fluorescent lights hum above rows of iron beds. Mothers sit on
Nigeria Emerges Global Fertility Destination As Intended Parents Choose IVF, Surrogacy at Home
Making Families Surrogacy Limited says cost, speed and cultural care are driving diaspora and international patients back to Nigeria in 2026 For years, the story of fertility treatment in Nigeria
Foundation Supports 3,000 Indigent Residents of Kwara With Medical Outreach
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin A non-governmental organisation in Kwara State,.Arike Hopeful Heart Foundation, has supported over 3,000 indigent residents of the state with various kinds of medical outreach as part
Medical Expert Raises the Alarm over Cervical Cancer
Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan A South Africa-based medical expert, Dr. Ademola Tosin Ojo, has called on women to pay greater attention to their reproductive health and take preventive measures against cervical
