By Mustapha Salisu As part of efforts to eradicate malaria, combat maternal mortality and tackle other childhood killer diseases, the Kano State Government has launched the 2025 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) and…
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Northern Nigeria Faces Alarming Malnutrition Crisis, MSF Warns
Northern Nigeria is grappling with a worsening malnutrition crisis, with thousands of children at risk of death if urgent action is not taken. Humanitarian medical organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised…
UNICEF Appoints New Country Representative for Nigeria
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced the appointment of Ms. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef as the new UNICEF Country Representative in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a…
World Hepatitis Day: Yobe Distributes Over 43,000 Testing Kits for Viral Hepatitis
From Yusuf A. Yusuf, Damaturu The Yobe State Government, through the State Ministry of Health, has distributed 43,900 testing kits for viral hepatitis across 325 service delivery points in healthcare facilities and…
Adamawa: FG Engages Stakeholders to Reduce Maternal, Neonatal Deaths in 172 LGAs
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has engaged key stakeholders in Adamawa State to adopt the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative…
World Hepatitis Day: NOA Urges Global Support to Eliminate Hepatitis
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As the world marks World Hepatitis Day, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerians to join hands with the global community in the fight to eliminate…
Advocacy Groups Call for Increased Healthcare Funding in Kaduna
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Civil society organizations under the Maternal Accountability Mechanism in Kaduna Initiative (KADMAM) have vowed to intensify advocacy efforts to address the persistent non-remittance of counterpart staff health contributions…
Kano Health Ministry Partners KNHA, EngenderHealth, LISDEL to Improve PHC Delivery, Health Outcomes
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State Ministry of Health, in partnership with the State House of Assembly with support from EngenderHealth-led consortium partners, has hosted a one-day interactive session aimed at enhancing Primary…
MSF Launches Emergency Measles Vaccination Campaign in Zurmi, Zamfara State
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in collaboration with Zamfara state Ministry of Health and Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) has launched an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Zurmi LGA, following an increase in…
Dr. Magashi Elected as Secretary and Member Board of Directors of the Global Health Security Agenda Consortium
Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba Elected as Secretary & Member Board of Directors of the Global Health Security Agenda Consortium. The result of the election by members of the consortium was communicated to…
Doctors begin three-day warning strike
Medical doctors under the National Association of Government General and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ondo State have embarked on a three-day warning strike, crippling activities in government-owned health facilities across the state….
UNICEF Urges Increased Investment to Save 1.5 Million Under-Five Children in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Jigawa State stakeholders to scale up budget allocations, releases, and spending on child-focused initiatives to safeguard the lives and…
V-PeSDI Joins Cancer Advocates on Strategic Visit to Kano Cancer Center
Vulnerable People Support and Development Initiative (V-PeSDI) proudly joined other cancer advocates on a strategic visit to Nigeria’s second-largest cancer treatment center, located in Kano State. The delegation was warmly received by…
Kano Targets 100% Open Defecation Free Status by 2026, Says Deputy Governor
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, representing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced significant progress in the state’s campaign to eradicate open defecation. The Deputy Governor made…
Reusable Sanitary Pad Training Aims to End Period Poverty in Kano
As the world moves towards sustainable and inclusive solutions, the Vulnerable People Support and Development Initiative (V-PeSDI), in collaboration with like-minded NGOs, has trained women and adolescent girls to produce affordable, reusable,…
Warawa surpasses polio immunisation target with 59,391 children vaccinated — Health Educator
Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State has successfully vaccinated 59,391 children during the just-concluded polio immunisation campaign, surpassing its original target of 57,754 children. The Health Educator of Warawa LGA, Bello…
Dahiru Mangal Spends N80m To Sponsor Urology Surgery For 3,000 Vulnerables
By Abdullahi Yusuf A Katsina-based philanthropist, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, has spent more than N80 million to sponsor urology surgery and treatment for vulnerable patients in the state. A member of the board…
KNSG Develops Strategic Communication Blueprint to Boost Maternal, Child Health
The Kano State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices and other implementing partners, has successfully concluded a three-day workshop focused on developing a comprehensive Social and Behaviour Change…
Jigawa Senator Builds, Hands Over N200m PHC Clinic
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Senator representing Jigawa North East Senatorial District (APC), Senator Abdulhamid Ahmed Malammadori, has built and handed over a primary healthcare clinic worth over N200 million to the…
AHBN, AFENET, and Government Unite in Kano to Reach Every Unvaccinated Child
By Musa Abdullahi Sufi – Special Health Report KANO, Nigeria — June 16, 2025 | In an inspiring display of collaboration and evidence-based advocacy, the African Health Budget Network (AHBN) in partnership…
AHBN, Partners Disseminate Accountability Scorecard, Highlight Progress on Zero Dose Learning Hub Project in Kano
The African Health Budget Network (AHBN), in partnership with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), has presented progress updates and disseminated an accountability scorecard on the ongoing implementation of the Zero Dose…
Polio Vaccination Drive in Kaduna: 118 Children Immunized in Giwa LGA
From Aishatu Abdullahi, Kaduna The Journalists Initiative on Immunization Against Polio (JAP), in collaboration with the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) and the World Health Organization (WHO), has facilitated the…
ADSPHCDA Begins Fresh Routine Immunization, Targets Over 1.3 Million Children
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ADSPHCDA) has launched a fresh round of routine polio vaccination targeting children aged 0 to 5 years across the state….
Kano Gov’t Flags Off Polio Vaccination Campaign in Bunkure
By Mustapha Salisu As part of efforts to eradicate the polio virus in Kano State by December, the state government has launched a polio vaccination campaign in Bunkure Local Government Area. The…
Kano Dep. Governor Hosts Immunization Taskforce, Debunks Polio Vaccination Myths
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has debunked the widespread myth that routine polio immunization prevents women from conceiving. He made this clarification on Friday while presiding…