Health Matter
- JUST IN: Cholera Death Toll Hits 30 As 1,141 Hospitalised In Nigeria
- Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Emphasises Use of HPLC for Genotype Test
- UNICEF Advocates E-Birth Registration in Nigeria
- Protect Your Children During Rainy Season, FCTA Tells Mothers
- Achieving 65% Compliance in Exclusive Breastfeeding by 2025: A Pathway for Nigeria
- Nigeria’s Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate Increases to 34%
- Newborns in Nigeria Have Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria – Report
- Monkeypox: All you Need to Know About This New Variant and How it is Transmitted
- NIVEA gives hope to children cancer survivors with ₦16.4 million back-to-school donation
- UNICEF warns 2.3 million children in Nigeria at risk of polio
- Mounting e-waste triggers health crisis in children
- Stakeholders laud Nigeria’s inclusion in initiative for childhood cancer
- UNICEF calls for urgent action as child poverty, malnutrition rise in Nigeria
- Stakeholders seek timely release of health funds amid high child mortality rate in Taraba
- Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
- CLWCF seeks urgent support for children battling cancer in Nigeria
- The Untold Story of Pfizer’s Vaccine Trial in Kano: A Legacy of Pain and Silence
- Paediatric association raises the alarm over malnutrition among children
- Family seeks N5m for four-year-old with heart disease
- Deadly Diphtheria Hits King’s College Lagos, One Student Dead, 14 Hospitalised
- UNILORIN Surgeon Separates Conjoined Twins
- Foundation commits $5m to maternal, child health initiative
- Mother seeks N22m for daughter suffering chronic kidney disease
- Maternal diet may raise hypertension risk in children – Study
- LASG warns against patronising untrained birth attendants
- Nigeria has highest number of unvaccinated children globally — UNICEF
- Sokoto targets 1m children for polio vaccination
- Yobe targets 80% vaccination coverage by 2026
- Low immunisation coverage responsible for polio resurgence in Lagos — UNICEF
- Nigerian surgeon, others perform life-saving surgery for girl with heart outside chest
- Kaduna community seeks help as diphtheria outbreak kills two
- Otti urges mothers to prioritize children immunization
- Governors’ wives lead measles-rubella immunisation campaign
- UNICEF resolves polio vaccine non-compliance in Bauchi communities
- C’River, NGO partner to deworm 912,000 children
- 266,000 Ekiti girls vaccinated against cervical cancer
- Support children’s access to healthcare, Ekiti urges stakeholders
- Lagos teachers, students trained in emergency response
- Baby born with intestines outside stomach urgently needs N3m for surgery
- Lagos Hospital performs complex open-heart surgery on 5-year-old boy
- Schools shut as diphtheria outbreak claims lives in Imo community
- Edo enrols 450 orphans in health insurance scheme
- NEDC launches landmark mental health program for children and adolescents in Northeast Nigeria
- Family seeks help to raise N18m for child’s heart surgery
- Enugu gov moves girl rescued from ritualist to rehab facility
- Experts link second-hand toys to infection in babies
- HIV negative couple confused as baby tests positive
- Nigeria records highest cases of sickle cell globally
- Kano targets 3.9 million children for polio vaccination in June
- Bauchi begins June immunisation campaign, targets 2.2 million children
- Imo govt shuts schools over diphtheria outbreak in Orlu
- Over 129,000 young brides in Nasarawa now using contraceptives — SFH
- Katsina, SFH partner to boost maternal, child health
- Over 55,000 pregnant women benefit from Ondo health scheme
- Diphtheria: Why Every Child Deserves Immunisation
- Excessive radiation during pregnancy exposes babies to hearing loss — Experts
- Lagos urges patronage of free maternal, health services
- 10-year-old on daily dialysis needs ₦19m for life-saving kidney transplant
- Polio: UNICEF targets vaccination for one million Taraba children
- Ogun urges parents to vaccinate children, unveils immunisation drive
- Modupe Ayobami: Why Surrogacy is a Sensitive Topic for African Women
- UNICEF engages Borno youths to vaccinate zero-dose children
- Parents best therapists for hearing-impaired children, say experts
- Family seeks N19m to save son battling kidney disease
- 81 students affected in Kaduna school diarrhoea outbreak
- Suspected diphtheria outbreak kills three children in Kaduna
- 17-year-old orphan discharged from hospital after amputation
- Lagos worker seeks N30m for teenage son’s surgery
- 400,000 Nigerian children may die from malnutrition – UNICEF
- Anambra Govt seals maternity for operating without licence
- 80,000 children at high risk of cholera in West, Central Africa: UNICEF
- FG unveils initiative to tackle maternal, neonatal mortality in Nasarawa
- Nasarawa targets one million children in 2025 malaria campaign
- Nigeria, seven others pioneer first malaria treatment for newborns
- Quack birth attendants behind rising maternal deaths – Don
- Family of 12-year-old boy seeks N4m for corrective surgery
- DNA: Tinubu’s priority for chaotic children’s healthcare
- Counterfeit Cowbell ‘Our Milk’ in circulation, NAFDAC warns Nigerians
- Adolescent health key to national development, says health minister
- VIDEO: ‘I’ve never eaten in my life’, 17-year-old Emma opens up on living with Gastroparesis
- Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up
- Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria’s conflict-hit north
- Over two million Nigerian children unvaccinated – UNICEF
- Why parents should not ignore snoring in children –Paediatrician
- Kwara to cover 1m women, children in 2025 health plan
- Sanwo-Olu’s wife unveils measles vaccination campaign
- Breastfeed babies within 30 minutes of birth, paediatricians tell mothers
- Remi Tinubu launches measles-rubella vaccination for 106m children
- Niger targets 3m children for measles rubella vaccination
- Maharashtra Sets Up Expert Panel to Draft Comprehensive Student Safety and Mental Health Policy
- Newborn baby girls can experience menstruation, it’s normal — Paediatrician
- UNICEF takes vaccination drive to Taraba schools
- Lagos to vaccinate children against polio
- NGO treats 101 children with clubfoot
- Diabetes doesn’t ask how old you are, a child can be born with it — Dr Oluwarotimi Olopade, LUTH’s physician, endocrinologist
- Kwara Deworms 810,267 Schoolchildren
- Debate Continues Over Child Safety in Nigerian Hospitals Following Adichie’s Son’s Loss
- Cheap or Not, It’s Not Child-Friendly: Why Sachet Alcohol Has No Place Around Nigeria’s Children
- “A Ticking Time Bomb”: How Abuja’s Expanding Slums Are Stealing Children’s Futures Before They Begin
- Protecting the Future: Enugu Vaccinates 1.5 Million Children in Bold Fight Against Measles and Rubella
- One in Nine: Nigeria’s Under-Five Death Toll Exposes Deep Failures in Maternal and Child Care
- Nigeria Moves to Teach Emergency Health in Schools in Major Step to Protect Children
- Enugu Mobilises to Protect 2.1 Million Children in Massive Measles–Rubella Vaccination Drive
- Children as Young as 10 Seeking Drug Treatment in Africa, Experts Warn of Deepening Child Protection Crisis
- UNICEF Warns: Lack of Medical Oxygen Denies Nigerian Children Their Right to Survival
- When Prevention Works, Children Live: Is Nigeria Ready to Scale a Malaria Vaccine That’s Cutting Child Deaths in Half?
- Hidden Parasites: How Intestinal Worms Are Quietly Undermining the Health and Learning of Nigerian Children
- Poor Diet, Inactivity Fuel Alarming Rise of Diabetes Among Nigerian Children, Expert Warns
- Zamfara Launches Mass Polio Vaccination to Protect Children’s Right to Life
- Northern Nigeria on High Alert as Meningitis Threatens Children’s Right to Survival
- Nigeria Urged to Take Full Control of SARMAAN Project as 13 Million Children Benefit from Life-Saving Intervention
- Alarm Raised: Rising Advanced HIV Cases Threaten Nigerian Children Amid Stigma and Poor Awareness
- 112 Children Rescued from Lifelong Disability as Straight Child Foundation Expands Life-Saving Clubfoot Treatment Across Nigeria
- 1.5 Million Children on the Line as Jigawa Launches Urgent Drive to Crush
- UniCal Sounds Alarm on Child Deaths, Launches Bold CHAMPS Drive to Save Children in Host Communities
- Joe Ezigbo Foundation Launches to Protect Nigerian Children from Undiagnosed Dyslexia
- Newborn Quintuplets Left Vulnerable as Mother Dies Hours After Delivery in Kano
- Polio Returns in Kwara as 4 LGAs Flagged High Risk, Parents Urged to Act Fast Amid New Cases
- Every Child Matters: World Autism Day 2026 Calls for Survival, Inclusion, and Equal Rights for Autistic Children
- NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake Cerelac Flooding Markets, Warns of Deadly Risk to Children
- Life of Children at Risk as Doctors’ Strike Begins Today, Disrupting Healthcare Services in Nigeria
- World Health Day 2026 Calls For Urgent Science-Led Action To Protect Children And Strengthen Global Health Systems
- Over 15 Million Nigerian Children Reached As SARMAAN Project Expands Child Protection Through Health Interventions
- Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Raise Hope for Improved Child Survival and Healthcare Access, Issue Two-Week Ultimatum
- Stakeholders Rally Support as Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Struggle for Survival and Inclusion
- Kano’s Child Survival Crisis Deepens as UNICEF Flags High Mortality Rates
- Child Immunisation in Nigeria at Risk as Declining Donor Funds Raise Alarm
- Kwara Slashes Child Death Rate, Sets New Benchmark for Child Protection in Nigeria
- Doctor Dies After Giving Birth to Triplets in Bayelsa
- Health Breakthrough: Over 1.8 Million Nigerian Children Immunized in Massive eHealth Africa Vaccine Drive
- Mass Vaccination Drive Saves Lives as MSF and Borno Health Ministry Immunise 350,000 Children Amid Deadly Diphtheria Outbreak
- Tragedy in Lagos: Mother of Quadruplets and Newborn Die as Hospital Bill Raises Fresh Maternal Health Alarm
- 2.2 Million Nigerian Children at Risk: Korea, UNICEF Launch Urgent Vaccine Drive to Save Lives
- Irede Foundation Sparks National Push for Children with Limb Loss
- Nigeria Losing the Battle Against Childhood Cancer as Experts Expose Critical Care Gaps
- Nigeria, 35 Nations Secure $806m Global Lifeline to Tackle Maternal and Child Death Crisis
- Nigeria Leads World in Sickle Cell Cases Among Children, Over 1.5 Million Affected
- $5.6m Immunisation Drive Strengthens Child Right to Survival in Nigeria
- COVID-19 Case in Cross River Sparks Call for Stronger Child Protection as Parents Urged to Stay Vigilant
- Katsina Immunizes 2.9 Million Children, but 50,000 Still Miss Life-Saving Vaccines
- Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Issue Fresh FG Ultimatum
- Meningitis Outbreak Sparks Alarm as Children Die Daily in Sokoto Village
- FG Moves to Protect 29 Million Children in Massive Malaria Prevention Drive Across 21 States
- N70m Lifeline: Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Backs Major Surgery Fund to Save Lagos Children
- Kwara Sounds Alarm: Low Immunisation Rates Putting Children at Risk, Urges Urgent Action
- Doctors Warn: Crumbling Hospitals Put Children’s Lives at Risk as Crisis Deepens
- World Asthma Day: Asthma Crisis Deepens in Nigeria as Experts Warn High Inhaler Costs Put Millions of Children at Risk
- Nigeria Faces Midwifery Crisis as Maternal, Newborn Survival at Risk
- Meningitis Kills 33 Children in Sokoto: What Every Parent Must Know to Protect Their Child
- Bauchi Targets Zero-Dose Children as Community-Led Vaccination Gains Momentum
- Three Dead in Cruise Ship Outbreak, But WHO Says No Global Health Crisis Expected
- Health Experts Move to Calm Panic as Hantavirus Cases Spark Online Fear
- Sokoto Steps Up Immunization Campaign After Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Kills Children
- Hantavirus explained: What to know after the cruise ship outbreak
- Doctors Shut Down UUTH After EFCC Raid Sparks Chaos
- Katsina Records 105 Suspected Meningitis Cases Amid Heat Wave
- Ogun State Investigates Alleged Illegal Charges for Child Vaccinations
- UNICEF Partners Imo State in Bold Move to Secure Health of Mothers and Babies
- Nigeria on High Alert as Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Congo Sparks Fear Over Possible Spread to Children
- Lagos Children Struggle for Survival as Contaminated Water Fuels Health Crisis
- Doctors Return to Work in Akwa Ibom After EFCC Hospital Raid
- FG Says No Cause for Panic as Ebola Fears Spark Nationwide Alert
- Cholera Outbreak Strikes Borno as Death Toll Hits 27 Amid Rising Infections
- Malaria Kills More Nigerians Than Road Accidents, Akwa Ibom Health Commissioner Warns
- WHO Raises Alarm as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across DRC and Uganda, Deaths Surge
- Experts Caution Women: Egg Freezing Cannot Guarantee Pregnancy Later in Life
- Health Emergency in Borno as Cholera Cases Surge to 274 in 24 Hours
- Saving the Girl Child: NGO Advocates Access to Menstrual Health Education
- Nigeria’s Silent Crisis: Malnutrition Threatens Millions of Children as Death Toll Mounts
- Senate Moves to End Malaria as New Agency Targets Child Survival Crisis in Nigeria
- FG Raises Alarm as Unsafe Food Claims 53,000 Lives, Threatens Children’s Health
- Cholera Outbreak in Plateau Puts Children’s Survival at Risk
- Teen with Cerebral Palsy Faces Severe Barriers to Education, Care in Lagos
- Nigeria’s Health System in Crisis as Only 55,000 Doctors Serve 220 Million Citizens Amid Mass Exodus
- 70% of Nigerian Children Lack Clean Water and Hygiene Facilities, Save the Children Warns
- Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises to 214 in Nigeria as Fatality Rate Climbs – NCDC
- Doctors Warn Parents Not to Ignore Swelling, Pain in Boys’ Reproductive Area
- OOUTH Paralysed as Doctors Begin 10-Day Strike Over Unpaid Allowances, Staffing Crisis Deepens
- Repatriated Nigerian Mother Alleges Post-Childbirth Mistreatment in South Africa, Raises Concerns Over Migrant Welfare
- Childbirth Becomes a Luxury as Hospital Bills Push Nigerian Families to the Brink