The World Health Organisation (WHO) held Exercise Polaris II, a two-day simulation of a global bacterial outbreak. WHO announced the exercise on its website on Monday. 26 countries, 600 emergency…
70% of Malaria Deaths Strike Children under Five 282 Million Cases, over Half a Million Lives Lost in 2024 Alone 9 in 10 Malaria Deaths Happen in Africa Just before…
Geneva: In a landmark show of scientific unity, the World Health Organisation on Thursday launched its first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres, bringing together over 800 leading research institutions from…
Abuja: As global health aid evaporates and international donors retreat, Nigeria is refusing to wait. With a $346 million domestic health commitment locked into the 2026 budget and the launch…
Abuja – With about 1.9 million people living with HIV, Nigeria ranks fourth globally in terms of HIV burden. In a bid to strengthen prevention efforts, the Federal Government has…
Strings Attached to Sovereignty TheDigger Intelligence Unit Outbreaks and a New Kind of Epidemic Nigeria’s health system has faced repeated challenges, from Lassa fever in the south to cholera in…
The Africa CDC leader warned that new U.S. health funding deals could threaten African control over local data and pathogen sharing. Director-General Jean Kaseya stressed during an online press briefing…
Lagos: The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says it attracted more than 120 nationally and internationally funded research projects over the past five years. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development Services, Prof. Foluso…
Lagos: Dr Emelda Chukwu, a Senior Researcher at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Monday raised concerns over the growing high-level resistance to third-generation antibiotics known as cephalosporins.…
Global pharmaceutical companies expect a record year in 2026. Obesity treatments from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are set to lead a series of drug launches projected to generate nearly…