Health matters
- Nigeria: 6km charity walk to support children fighting Cancer
- Nigeria: New 100-Bed Hospital in Kebbi Will Reduce Maternal, Child Mortality – Presidency
- Bridge Clinic Celebrates Advanced Fertility Treatment across Nigeria
- Childbirth Becomes a Luxury as Hospital Bills Push Nigerian Families to the Brink
- Repatriated Nigerian Mother Alleges Post-Childbirth Mistreatment in South Africa, Raises Concerns Over Migrant Welfare
- OOUTH Paralysed as Doctors Begin 10-Day Strike Over Unpaid Allowances, Staffing Crisis Deepens
- Doctors Warn Parents Not to Ignore Swelling, Pain in Boys’ Reproductive Area
- Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises to 214 in Nigeria as Fatality Rate Climbs – NCDC
- 70% of Nigerian Children Lack Clean Water and Hygiene Facilities, Save the Children Warns
- Nigeria’s Health System in Crisis as Only 55,000 Doctors Serve 220 Million Citizens Amid Mass Exodus
- Teen with Cerebral Palsy Faces Severe Barriers to Education, Care in Lagos
- Cholera Outbreak in Plateau Puts Children’s Survival at Risk
- FG Raises Alarm as Unsafe Food Claims 53,000 Lives, Threatens Children’s Health
- Senate Moves to End Malaria as New Agency Targets Child Survival Crisis in Nigeria
- Nigeria’s Silent Crisis: Malnutrition Threatens Millions of Children as Death Toll Mounts
- Saving the Girl Child: NGO Advocates Access to Menstrual Health Education
- Health Emergency in Borno as Cholera Cases Surge to 274 in 24 Hours
- Experts Caution Women: Egg Freezing Cannot Guarantee Pregnancy Later in Life
- WHO Raises Alarm as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across DRC and Uganda, Deaths Surge
- Malaria Kills More Nigerians Than Road Accidents, Akwa Ibom Health Commissioner Warns
- Cholera Outbreak Strikes Borno as Death Toll Hits 27 Amid Rising Infections
- FG Says No Cause for Panic as Ebola Fears Spark Nationwide Alert
- Doctors Return to Work in Akwa Ibom After EFCC Hospital Raid
- Lagos Children Struggle for Survival as Contaminated Water Fuels Health Crisis
- Nigeria on High Alert as Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Congo Sparks Fear Over Possible Spread to Children
- UNICEF Partners Imo State in Bold Move to Secure Health of Mothers and Babies
- Ogun State Investigates Alleged Illegal Charges for Child Vaccinations
- Katsina Records 105 Suspected Meningitis Cases Amid Heat Wave
- Doctors Shut Down UUTH After EFCC Raid Sparks Chaos
- Hantavirus explained: What to know after the cruise ship outbreak
- Sokoto Steps Up Immunization Campaign After Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Kills Children
- Health Experts Move to Calm Panic as Hantavirus Cases Spark Online Fear
- Three Dead in Cruise Ship Outbreak, But WHO Says No Global Health Crisis Expected
- Bauchi Targets Zero-Dose Children as Community-Led Vaccination Gains Momentum
- Meningitis Kills 33 Children in Sokoto: What Every Parent Must Know to Protect Their Child
- Nigeria Faces Midwifery Crisis as Maternal, Newborn Survival at Risk
- World Asthma Day: Asthma Crisis Deepens in Nigeria as Experts Warn High Inhaler Costs Put Millions of Children at Risk
- Doctors Warn: Crumbling Hospitals Put Children’s Lives at Risk as Crisis Deepens
- Kwara Sounds Alarm: Low Immunisation Rates Putting Children at Risk, Urges Urgent Action
- N70m Lifeline: Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Backs Major Surgery Fund to Save Lagos Children
- FG Moves to Protect 29 Million Children in Massive Malaria Prevention Drive Across 21 States
- Meningitis Outbreak Sparks Alarm as Children Die Daily in Sokoto Village
- Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Issue Fresh FG Ultimatum
- Katsina Immunizes 2.9 Million Children, but 50,000 Still Miss Life-Saving Vaccines
- COVID-19 Case in Cross River Sparks Call for Stronger Child Protection as Parents Urged to Stay Vigilant
- $5.6m Immunisation Drive Strengthens Child Right to Survival in Nigeria
- Nigeria Leads World in Sickle Cell Cases Among Children, Over 1.5 Million Affected
- Nigeria, 35 Nations Secure $806m Global Lifeline to Tackle Maternal and Child Death Crisis
- Nigeria Losing the Battle Against Childhood Cancer as Experts Expose Critical Care Gaps
- Irede Foundation Sparks National Push for Children with Limb Loss
- 2.2 Million Nigerian Children at Risk: Korea, UNICEF Launch Urgent Vaccine Drive to Save Lives
- Tragedy in Lagos: Mother of Quadruplets and Newborn Die as Hospital Bill Raises Fresh Maternal Health Alarm
- Mass Vaccination Drive Saves Lives as MSF and Borno Health Ministry Immunise 350,000 Children Amid Deadly Diphtheria Outbreak
- Health Breakthrough: Over 1.8 Million Nigerian Children Immunized in Massive eHealth Africa Vaccine Drive
- Doctor Dies After Giving Birth to Triplets in Bayelsa
- Kwara Slashes Child Death Rate, Sets New Benchmark for Child Protection in Nigeria
- Child Immunisation in Nigeria at Risk as Declining Donor Funds Raise Alarm
- Kano’s Child Survival Crisis Deepens as UNICEF Flags High Mortality Rates
- Stakeholders Rally Support as Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Struggle for Survival and Inclusion
- Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Raise Hope for Improved Child Survival and Healthcare Access, Issue Two-Week Ultimatum
- Over 15 Million Nigerian Children Reached As SARMAAN Project Expands Child Protection Through Health Interventions
- World Health Day 2026 Calls For Urgent Science-Led Action To Protect Children And Strengthen Global Health Systems
- Life of Children at Risk as Doctors’ Strike Begins Today, Disrupting Healthcare Services in Nigeria
- NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake Cerelac Flooding Markets, Warns of Deadly Risk to Children
- Every Child Matters: World Autism Day 2026 Calls for Survival, Inclusion, and Equal Rights for Autistic Children
- Polio Returns in Kwara as 4 LGAs Flagged High Risk, Parents Urged to Act Fast Amid New Cases
- Newborn Quintuplets Left Vulnerable as Mother Dies Hours After Delivery in Kano
- Joe Ezigbo Foundation Launches to Protect Nigerian Children from Undiagnosed Dyslexia
- UniCal Sounds Alarm on Child Deaths, Launches Bold CHAMPS Drive to Save Children in Host Communities
- 1.5 Million Children on the Line as Jigawa Launches Urgent Drive to Crush
- 112 Children Rescued from Lifelong Disability as Straight Child Foundation Expands Life-Saving Clubfoot Treatment Across Nigeria
- Alarm Raised: Rising Advanced HIV Cases Threaten Nigerian Children Amid Stigma and Poor Awareness
- Nigeria Urged to Take Full Control of SARMAAN Project as 13 Million Children Benefit from Life-Saving Intervention
- Northern Nigeria on High Alert as Meningitis Threatens Children’s Right to Survival
- Zamfara Launches Mass Polio Vaccination to Protect Children’s Right to Life
- Hidden Parasites: How Intestinal Worms Are Quietly Undermining the Health and Learning of Nigerian Children
- When Prevention Works, Children Live: Is Nigeria Ready to Scale a Malaria Vaccine That’s Cutting Child Deaths in Half?
- Enugu Mobilises to Protect 2.1 Million Children in Massive Measles–Rubella Vaccination Drive
- Nigeria Moves to Teach Emergency Health in Schools in Major Step to Protect Children
- Chimamanda Adichie Calls for Accountability After Alleged Medical Negligence at Lagos Private Hospital
- Hospital Under Fire as Adichie Demands Records Over Son’s Death
- Shaken Baby Syndrome and the Silent Danger Facing Infants in Nigeria
- Kwara Deworms 810,267 Schoolchildren
- Diabetes doesn’t ask how old you are, a child can be born with it — Dr Oluwarotimi Olopade, LUTH’s physician, endocrinologist
- NGO treats 101 children with clubfoot
- Lagos to vaccinate children against polio
- UNICEF takes vaccination drive to Taraba schools
- Newborn baby girls can experience menstruation, it’s normal — Paediatrician
- Niger targets 3m children for measles rubella vaccination
- Remi Tinubu launches measles-rubella vaccination for 106m children
- Breastfeed babies within 30 minutes of birth, paediatricians tell mothers
- Sanwo-Olu’s wife unveils measles vaccination campaign
- Kwara to cover 1m women, children in 2025 health plan
- Why parents should not ignore snoring in children –Paediatrician
- Over two million Nigerian children unvaccinated – UNICEF
- Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up
- VIDEO: ‘I’ve never eaten in my life’, 17-year-old Emma opens up on living with Gastroparesis
- Adolescent health key to national development, says health minister
- Counterfeit Cowbell ‘Our Milk’ in circulation, NAFDAC warns Nigerians
- DNA: Tinubu’s priority for chaotic children’s healthcare
- Family of 12-year-old boy seeks N4m for corrective surgery
- Quack birth attendants behind rising maternal deaths – Don
- Nigeria, seven others pioneer first malaria treatment for newborns
- Nasarawa targets one million children in 2025 malaria campaign
- FG unveils initiative to tackle maternal, neonatal mortality in Nasarawa
- 80,000 children at high risk of cholera in West, Central Africa: UNICEF
- Anambra Govt seals maternity for operating without licence
- 400,000 Nigerian children may die from malnutrition – UNICEF
- Lagos worker seeks N30m for teenage son’s surgery
- 17-year-old orphan discharged from hospital after amputation
- Suspected diphtheria outbreak kills three children in Kaduna
- 81 students affected in Kaduna school diarrhoea outbreak
- Family seeks N19m to save son battling kidney disease
- Parents best therapists for hearing-impaired children, say experts
- UNICEF engages Borno youths to vaccinate zero-dose children
- Ogun urges parents to vaccinate children, unveils immunisation drive
- Polio: UNICEF targets vaccination for one million Taraba children
- 10-year-old on daily dialysis needs ₦19m for life-saving kidney transplant
- Lagos urges patronage of free maternal, health services
- Excessive radiation during pregnancy exposes babies to hearing loss — Experts
- Diphtheria: Why Every Child Deserves Immunisation
- Over 55,000 pregnant women benefit from Ondo health scheme
- Katsina, SFH partner to boost maternal, child health
- Over 129,000 young brides in Nasarawa now using contraceptives — SFH
- Imo govt shuts schools over diphtheria outbreak in Orlu
- Bauchi begins June immunisation campaign, targets 2.2 million children
- Kano targets 3.9 million children for polio vaccination in June
- Nigeria records highest cases of sickle cell globally
- HIV negative couple confused as baby tests positive
- Experts link second-hand toys to infection in babies
- Enugu gov moves girl rescued from ritualist to rehab facility
- Family seeks help to raise N18m for child’s heart surgery
- NEDC launches landmark mental health program for children and adolescents in Northeast Nigeria
- Edo enrols 450 orphans in health insurance scheme
- Schools shut as diphtheria outbreak claims lives in Imo community
- Lagos Hospital performs complex open-heart surgery on 5-year-old boy
- Baby born with intestines outside stomach urgently needs N3m for surgery
- Support children’s access to healthcare, Ekiti urges stakeholders
- 266,000 Ekiti girls vaccinated against cervical cancer
- C’River, NGO partner to deworm 912,000 children
- UNICEF resolves polio vaccine non-compliance in Bauchi communities
- Governors’ wives lead measles-rubella immunisation campaign
- Otti urges mothers to prioritize children immunization
- Kaduna community seeks help as diphtheria outbreak kills two
- Nigerian surgeon, others perform life-saving surgery for girl with heart outside chest
- Low immunisation coverage responsible for polio resurgence in Lagos — UNICEF
- Yobe targets 80% vaccination coverage by 2026
- Sokoto targets 1m children for polio vaccination
- Nigeria has highest number of unvaccinated children globally — UNICEF
- Maternal diet may raise hypertension risk in children – Study
- Mother seeks N22m for daughter suffering chronic kidney disease
- Foundation commits $5m to maternal, child health initiative
- UNILORIN Surgeon Separates Conjoined Twins
- Deadly Diphtheria Hits King’s College Lagos, One Student Dead, 14 Hospitalised
- Family seeks N5m for four-year-old with heart disease
- Paediatric association raises the alarm over malnutrition among children
- The Untold Story of Pfizer’s Vaccine Trial in Kano: A Legacy of Pain and Silence
- CLWCF seeks urgent support for children battling cancer in Nigeria
- Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
- Stakeholders seek timely release of health funds amid high child mortality rate in Taraba
- UNICEF calls for urgent action as child poverty, malnutrition rise in Nigeria
- Stakeholders laud Nigeria’s inclusion in initiative for childhood cancer
- Mounting e-waste triggers health crisis in children
- UNICEF warns 2.3 million children in Nigeria at risk of polio
- Monkeypox: All you Need to Know About This New Variant and How it is Transmitted
- Newborns in Nigeria Have Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria – Report
- Nigeria’s Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate Increases to 34%
- Achieving 65% Compliance in Exclusive Breastfeeding by 2025: A Pathway for Nigeria
- Protect Your Children During Rainy Season, FCTA Tells Mothers
- UNICEF Advocates E-Birth Registration in Nigeria
- Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Emphasises Use of HPLC for Genotype Test
- ‘Kids are dying’: Nigerian hospitals swamped with malnourished children
- JUST IN: Cholera Death Toll Hits 30 As 1,141 Hospitalised In Nigeria
- Cholera Outbreak Hits Nigeria, 30 Deaths Reported in 36 States
- Measles complications kill 19 children in Adamawa
- Five ways to design logo for children healthcare services
- International Medical Practitioners Express Concern Regarding the Severe Malnutrition Situation in the Northern Region
- Achieving Cervical Cancer-free Generation
- Experts Want Children Protected From Tobacco Use, Exposure
- Afe Babalola hospital offers discounted surgeries, free healthcare to women, children
- Stop feeding children salty food, nutritionists tell parents
- Borno State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS
- Kano: 4 children dead, 28 others infected in fresh diptheria outbreak
- Foundation Provides Medical Care For Children In FCT Community
- Menstrual Hygiene: Foundation Advocates Access To Sanitary Pads
- Nigeria accounts for 2.2m unvaccinated children in West Africa — PAN
- Malnutrition cases surge 100% in Nigeria, children dying – MSF raises alarm
- Yobe Rolls Out HPV Vaccines For Female Children Nine -14 Years Old
- Paediatricians tell students about immunisation as unvaccinated children hit 2.2million
- 10,000 Nigerian children born with clubfoot yearly – NGO
- 15-year-old Bello seeks N1.16m for cancer treatment
- ‘Solarised oxygen plant, newborn unit will reduce neonatal mortality rates’
- Diphtheria: Over 5m children have been vaccinated, says FG
- With bone marrow transplant, children with sickle cell have hope for cure — Dr Akinsete
- Vaccinate children against malaria, British health adviser counsels Nigerians
- Choose between healthy children and your looks, DG tells women
- Single dose typhoid conjugate vaccine provides lasting efficacy in children
- UNICEF Moves To End Child Malnutrition In 5 Northern States
- UNICEF Harps On Safeguarding Life Of Girl-child
- Kano Treats 1,058, Targets 6,000 Children For Free TB Screening
- Yobe Gov’t Rolls Out HPV Vaccines For Female Children
- Ekiti To Vaccinate 300,000 Girls Against HPV
- ‘Help our babies’ – Actress Ruth Kadiri cries out over unavailability of vaccines in hospitals
- These Five High Fibre Foods Will Help Your Child’s Digestion
- Bauchi govt to immunise, vaccinate 11,000 children against killer diseases
- Prioritise children’s vaccination, Oyo govt tells mothers
- HIV: Prevention from mother-to- child transmission services declining in Nigeria-UNAIDS
- Over 40% of Plateau women embrace SI childbirth spacing method
- We must improve oral health for children, vulnerable populations now — Prof Morenike Ukpong
- Lagos state, partners target 1.4m school children for deworming
- 1,000 women, children benefit from Air Force medical outreach in Borno
- Abortion rising among married women, Society for Family Health claims
- Meet US-Based Nigerian Doctor, Funke Afolabi-Brown, First Black Woman To Own Sleep Clinic
- NCoS officer seeks N94m for daughter’s surgery
- Six Students in Bauchi Die from Meningitis.
- Adamawa shuts schools over measles outbreak
- Nestle’s baby formulas with sugar not sold in Nigeria, says NAFDAC
- Study links miscarriages to health risks in pregnancies
- Foundation, HFH partner to save 50 children with heart defects
- Maternal mortality rates rise in Jigawa, others
- Concerns over health implications of prolonged heat wave
- ‘Nigerians risk oral diseases over shortage of dentists’
- Nigeria, 15 others receive $36.5m for Trachoma eradication by 2027
- 1 million children in Nigeria die every year from diseases — Minister
- Firm targets 10 million children in oral health campaign
- Single dose typhoid conjugate vaccine provides lasting efficacy in children
- Nestle accused of adding sugar to baby food in poorer countries
- 19 children die from suspected measles outbreak in northeastern Nigeria
- Public Alert No. 013/2024 -Alert on Recall of Benylin Paediatrics Syrup in Nigeria