The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) has launched, marking a groundbreaking milestone in African healthcare infrastructure. Positioned in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, AMCE represents a transformational leap towards healthcare self-reliance and innovation on the continent. Also read: Emeka Offor supports Rotary’s maternal, child health programme in Nigeria with $5m This ultra-modern facility is the result of a strategic partnership between Afreximbank …

Edo State has confirmed a diphtheria outbreak with two fatalities among five cases, prompting an emergency response meeting and public health warnings from Commissioner Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 366 deaths from Lassa fever and meningitis in the country, highlighting the continued public health challenge posed by these diseases. From January 1 to 18 May 2025, the NCDC confirmed 733 cases of Lassa fever from 5,118 suspected infections across 18 states and 95 local government …

Scary reasons you are gasping for breath at times may not be due only to serious diseases such as heart failure, COVID-19, Anemia, or collapsed lungs. Other scary reasons you are gasping for breath, credibly, include asthma, allergies, carbon monoxide, pneumonia, sleep apnea, and more. Heart failure Heart failure doesn’t mean your heart has “failed.” It means your heart is …

A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. The Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), Dr Azubike Aliche said this at a mental health GAP Action training programme organised by the institute, in Owerri, on Tuesday. The training …

The number of cases of mpox registered in Sierra Leone since the beginning of the year has hit 3,011, with 14 dead, according to new government data. All of the regions in the West African country have now registered cases, according to the latest health ministry figures released late Friday. The new figures were nearly 50 per cent rise in …

Global leaders have pledged at least an additional $170 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO), amid rising global health challenges. The pledges were made at a high-level pledging event, Tuesday, at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, where leaders reaffirmed their support for multilateral cooperation through these contributions to WHO’s Investment Round (IR). The IR is raising funds …

A pan-African organisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) said that non-communicable diseases arising from excessive consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) among others, account for about 30 per cent of deaths annually recorded in Nigeria. During a two-day Journalism Training on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax and Industry Monitoring in Kano, CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi said: ‘Nigeria is facing …

Nigerian epidemiologist, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed as the Executive Director of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme. This appointment marks a significant milestone, placing a Nigerian at the helm of WHO’s largest department responsible for coordinating global responses to health emergencies. Prior to this role, Ihekweazu served as WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Health Emergency Intelligence and …

Leading medical experts have warned that the excessive use of perfumes, deodorants and body sprays containing harmful chemicals could cause cancer to the users. In separate interviews with PUNCH Healthwise, the internal medicine professionals explained that products containing harmful chemicals such as parabens, phthalates, aluminium and triclosan, among others, were endocrine-disrupting chemicals that could interfere with the body’s normal hormone …