By Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim In Kuki town, a rural community in Kano State, falling sick is not just a health challenge, it is a race against time. Situated in Bebeji Local Government…
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NCS Kano Chapter, Partners Visit Hospital Management Board, Seek Improved Healthcare Services
By Mustapha Salisu The Nigeria Cancer Society, in collaboration with its partners YOSPIS, AMMKAS, AHBN, AMG, and CHR on Tuesday paid a structured advocacy visit to the Director-General of the Kano State…
Adamawa: Invest in First 1,000 Days to Safeguard a Child’s Future, Experts Advise
From Umar Dankano, Yola Stakeholders in the health sector have urged governments and parents to give utmost attention to the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, describing it as the most…
CS-SUNN raises alarm over malnutrition crisis, calls for immediate action in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations under the auspice ‘Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria'(CS-SUNN) has charged the Adamawa state government to as a matter of utmost urgency…
Kano Journalists Lead Walk to Promote Menstrual Hygiene, Pad Support for Girls
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano Concerned Journalists Forum has organized a public sensitization walk aimed at raising awareness on menstrual health and hygiene, as well as the need to support women and…
Adamawa Senator Flags Off Mega Medical Outreach Targets 15,000 Patients
From Umar Dankano, Yola A total of 15,000 patients are expected to benefit from a four-day free mega medical outreach sponsored by Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe in Demsa Local Government Area of…
Kano NCS, Health Ministry Strengthen Collaboration to Improve Service Delivery
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Ministry of Health has intensified efforts to combat cancer across the state, holding a strategic meeting with key stakeholders as part of activities marking World Cancer…
At MACUF 2026:Gov. Buni Pledges Final 38 Health Centers, Touts National Ranking
From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has pledged to construct the remaining 38 Primary Health Care Centers (PHCs) needed to achieve full coverage across the state’s 178 political…
KNSG Moves to Protect Lives as KNCDC Conducts Case Management In Gamji Village
The Kano State Government, through the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC), carried out case management activities, community sensitization, and sample collection in Gamji Village, Garko Local Government Area, following reports…
Gov. Buni Commissions Nigeria’s Pioneer Biomedical Research Centre
From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu Governor Mai Mala Buni Of Yobe State has officially commissioned a Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC) to conduct cutting-edge research on critical local health challenges….
Free Nutrition Supplement Boosts Infant Growth, Reduces Malnutrition in Jos
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos The Plateau State Government’s investment in preventive child nutrition is beginning to show measurable impact, as a free nutrition supplement programme supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund…
NCS, Kano Chapter Holds Stakeholders’ Meeting Ahead of World Cancer Day 2026
By Mustapha Salisu As part of preparations for the 2026 World Cancer Day (WCD) celebration, the Nigeria Cancer Society (NCS), Kano State Chapter, on January 20, 2026, convened its second stakeholders’ meeting…
Funding Remains a Major Challenge for People Living with HIV in Nigeria — NEPWAN
The Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWAN) has identified inadequate funding as a major obstacle to effective service delivery for people living with HIV across the country….
BUK Research Team Partners KSPHCMB to Boost Primary Health Care Staff Attendance
The Director General of the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board (KSPHCMB), Professor Salisu Ahmad Ibrahim, has met with a research team from Bayero University, Kano (BUK), led by Professor Muktar…
Kano State Government distributes 44 motorcycles to strengthen routine immunization
The Kano State Government on Monday, 19 January 2026, at the Kano EOC, distributed 44 motorcycles to the 44 Local Government Area (LGA) Routine Immunization Officers (RIOs) to strengthen routine immunization service…
CHR Marks 25 Years of Impact in Health, Community Development
By Mustapha Salisu The Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) has commemorated its 25th anniversary with a grand ceremony held on Saturday at the Tahir Guest Palace in Kano. The event, supported…
AHBN Issues 2025 Immunization Budget Accountability Scorecard,Lauds Borno’s Performance
AHBN Issues 2025 Immunization Budget Accountability Scorecard,Lauds Borno’s Performance By Abdullahi Yusuf The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), working closely with its Communities of Practice (CoP) across Bauchi, Borno, Kano, and Sokoto…
Immunization:Kano Recorded Historic Milestone In 2025 – AHBN
Immunization:Kano Recorded Historic Milestone In 2025 – AHBN By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State had recorded a historic milestone in immunization services in 2025, allocating a total of ₦1.4 billion to the exercise….
Every LGA in Kano will be represented in national health fellowship – Dr Mahmud Gaya
Mahmud Tajo Sani Gaya, Executive Chairman of Gaya Local Government and ALGON representative on healthcare matters in Kano has said that all the 44 local government areas in the State will be…
Yobe Boosts Healthcare with 2,500 New Workers, Upgrades 5 Hospitals to Specialist Status
From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu In a significant push to transform its healthcare sector, the Yobe State Government has employed 2,500 healthcare workers and upgraded five general hospitals to specialist facilities across the…
Premier Radio Staff, Aminu Ibrahim, Organizes Menstrual Health, Hygiene Training in Kano
…Distributes Free Sanitary Pads to Participants By Mustapha Salisu A staff member of Premier Radio, Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim, has organized a one-day training session on Menstrual Health and Hygiene for selected…
BUK Hosts Workshop on Mental Stress Management and Job Performance
The Career Service Centre of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), on Thursday, 8 January 2026, organized a one-day sensitization workshop on mental stress management and job performance for academic and non-teaching staff of…
Healthcare:Kano Govt Constructs 324 PHCs,16 Hospitals In 2 Years – Commissioner
Healthcare:Kano Govt Constructs 324 PHCs,16 Hospitals In 2 Years – Commissioner By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government says it has constructed 324 functional Primary Healthcare Centres(PHCs) in the last two years, out…
IN-DEPTH: How Nigeria’s prisons became hotbeds for tuberculosis
…No GeneXpert machines in Nigerian prisons, inmates referred outside for tests, NCoS confirms By Muslim Muhammad Yusuf Kala Daniel, found himself trapped in a waiting trial for six long months in a…
18,000 Vulnerable Patients Benefit From Mangal’s Free Eye Care In Katsina
18,000 Vulnerable Patients Benefit From Mangal’s Free Eye Care In Katsina By Abdullahi Yusuf About 18,000 vulnerable patients of various eye ailments in Katsina have benefited from free-eye care services and surgeries…