Nigeria Moves to Enforce Sachet Alcohol Ban: Public Health Priority Sparks Economic Debate
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has officially begun enforcing a ban on the production ...
Tag: health
Africa CDC Cancels Unethical US-Funded Vaccine Study
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially confirmed the cancellation of a controversial US-funded hepatitis ...
FG Targets 10 Million Vulnerable Nigerians in N42bn Health Push
In a move aimed at bolstering the nation’s social safety net, the Federal Government of Nigeria has proposed an allocation ...
Kidnappings Trigger Economic Crisis in Edo
The Edo State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared an indefinite withdrawal of medical services across the ...
Resident Doctors Resume Strike January 12
The Nigerian healthcare sector is bracing for a fresh round of disruptions as the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) ...
Health Strike Paralyzes Public Hospitals
Public healthcare services across Nigeria have been brought to a standstill following the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike by ...
Borno Prioritizes Terrorist Rehabilitation Over Health
The Borno State government has channeled over N2.6 billion into the rehabilitation and deradicalization of former Boko Haram fighters within ...
Double Health Strike Cripples Nigeria Hospitals
Nigeria’s public health sector is facing an unprecedented paralysis as the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of ...
Africa’s Development Divide: The Critical Link Between Health and Prosperity
A recent analysis of African development data underscores a strong, fundamental relationship between a nation's Human Development Index (HDI) score ...
