The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has flagged off the Rural Health Scheme under the Eko Social Health Alliance (EKOSHA) initiative. The pilot programme, launched at the Agboyi Ori Omi Community in Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), is a direct response to an Executive Order by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. It aims to integrate residents in hard-to-reach areas into the state’s mandatory health insurance policy, with 5,000 residents of…

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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa, has disclosed that the agency intercepted a total of 302.202kg of assorted illicit substances destined for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the last four years. Marwa made this known when he received the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Salem Saeed Musabbeh Alshamsi, who paid a courtesy visit to the agency’s…

The Federal Government, FG, has announced significant gains in its health sector reforms, reporting a 17% reduction in maternal deaths and a 12% decline in newborn deaths across 172 high-burden local government areas. The progress was revealed by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, at a Ministerial Press Briefing yesterday ahead of the 2025 Joint Annual Review (JAR). The upcoming review is set to assess national…

In a major stride towards improving public health, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has partnered with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to strengthen nutrition and health outcomes across Nigeria, particularly for women and children. The collaboration was announced during the launch of three landmark initiative, the Maternal, Newborn, and Child…

The parents of a toddler, Laurie, who survived a rare heart condition have paid tribute to the donor family whose decision to give the gift of life saved their son’s future. According to the National Health Service (NHS) on Tuesday, Laurie was just nine days old when doctors discovered that his heart was failing. The young lad whose name was withheld was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare illness that…

Kwara State First Lady and Chairperson of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum, Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has appealed to citizens to embrace government health initiatives, emphasising that early detection of cancer saves lives. Mrs Abdulrazaq made the call while flagging off a free screening exercise organised to commemorate this year’s World Cancer Day. READ ALSO: Kwara APC yet to decide on zoning governorship ticket for 2027, says Chairman She also noted that the…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforce the total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET or glass bottles below 200ml by December 2025, in line with the recent directive of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed that the action, ordered by the Nigerian Senate…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a safety alert after discovering a falsified antibiotic, BETACLOX (Ampicillin 250mg and Cloxacillin 250mg), in Nigeria’s drug market. The product, traced from Gambori Market in Maiduguri to a retail outlet in Zaria, was found to bear a fake NAFDAC number (A4-4724) belonging to another medicine, Mebendazole 500mg, produced by Chi Ltd. NAFDAC said the packaging also falsely…

The House of Representatives has begun investigating the utilisation of over $4.6 billion in grants from the Global Fund and USAID allocated to Nigeria between 2021 and 2025 for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. At the hearing organised by the House Committee on Infectious Diseases, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, urged Nigeria to reduce its dependence on foreign aid and take…

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