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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...

Health

WaterAid urges swift action on Nigeria’s menstrual health policy

WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the country’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), following...

Nigeria’s cancer biobank network advances across eight hospitals

Nigeria is advancing a nationally coordinated cancer research initiative through the implementation of the National Cancer Biobank Network (NCBN), a programme led by the...

WaterAid urges swift action on Nigeria’s menstrual health policy

WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the country’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), following its recent approval. The organisation’s Country Director, Evelyn Mere, made the appeal in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, while congratulating the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, the National Technical Working Group on MHHM and other stakeholders involved in developing and approving the policy. Mere described the approval as a major milestone towards advancing menstrual health, protecting the dignity of women and girls, promoting gender equality...

Stakeholders urge stronger public-private partnership to transform Nigeria’s maternal healthcare

Stakeholders across Nigeria’s health sector have called for deeper collaboration among the government, private sector and development partners to drive maternal health reforms, strengthen...

Nigeria expands universal health coverage with GIFSHIP to reach informal workers nationwide

Nigeria has taken another step toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the official launch of the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance...

COUTH launches free cervical, breast, and prostate cancer screening in Anambra from July 27-31

The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, has commenced a one-week free medical screening programme offering cervical cancer screening (Pap smear),...

WHO urges urgent hepatitis action as Bangladesh ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest burden

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Bangladesh as one of the 10 countries carrying the world's highest hepatitis C burden, urging intensified efforts...

Mental health awareness is vital for productivity and sustainable development, expert says

A mental health expert, Dr. Okonkwo Bartholomew, has underscored the importance of mental health awareness as a foundation for workforce productivity and national development,...

WHO identifies integration, innovation, and community leadership as keys to ending HIV by 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified integration, innovation and community leadership as the key pillars required to eliminate HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually...

FCMB to host healthcare summit on July 28 to address Nigeria’s healthcare financing challenges

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is set to bring together healthcare providers, investors, financiers, policymakers, development partners and industry experts at its inaugural Healthcare...

NHIA enrollment tops 22 million as mandatory coverage gains momentum nationwide

Nigeria has recorded a major milestone in its drive toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC), with more than 22 million citizens now enrolled in health...

Africa CDC urges US to lift Uganda travel ban as Ebola outbreak comes under control

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has appealed to the United States to remove its travel restrictions on Uganda, saying...