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Experts canvass blood-cleansing therapy in post-transplant care
Following new research highlighting its effectiveness in improving transplant outcomes, experts have called for the adoption of therapeutic apheresis, a...
Africa rallies new financing models to shield communities from climate-driven health crises
As rising heat waves, floods, and droughts push Africa’s health systems to the brink, governments, innovators, and partners are charting a new path to protect...
Africa bears 25% of global disease burden, as AMCE calls for urgent action
The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has called for urgent reforms to strengthen Africa’s health systems, highlighting the stark paradox of a...
Africa CDC welcomes first malaria treatment for babies as “major advance”
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed the approval of the first ever malaria treatment specifically formulated for...
25% of paternity tests in Nigeria reveal non-biological fathers – Report
Nigeria’s leading DNA centre, Smart DNA, has released its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, highlighting a surge in immigration-related DNA cases amid the...
US funding cut: Donate for humanitarian services, UNICEF urges Nigerians
The United Nations Children’s Fund has lamented a funding shortfall, while calling on Nigerians to get involved in local humanitarian efforts through...
Research shows alcohol not cannabis increases unwanted pregnancy risk
Among women with a high desire to avoid becoming pregnant, those who drank heavily had a 50 per cent higher risk of becoming pregnant than those who drank...
Breastfeeding: Building Sustainable Support for Nigerian Mothers and Infants
Breastfeeding is often described as a child’s first vaccine, a natural, cost-effective way to ensure survival, good health, and proper development. For...
‘Health sector mostly funded from domestic sources’
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has disclosed that Nigeria’s health sector is funded overwhelmingly from domestic sources, with...
TETFund moves to reverse brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector
Following a recent report by the Federal Ministry of Health, that more than 16,000 doctors have left Nigeria in the last seven years in search of greener...
