Following a sharp increase in cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children in Kebbi State, north‑west Nigeria, between 2024 and 2025, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a nutrition initiative based on the use of Tom Brown, a locally produced complete food product designed to support children’s growth. By theContinue Reading
The global fight against HIV/AIDS stands at a defining moment as the United Nations warned that steep funding cuts and growing attacks on human rights could reverse decades of hard-won gains and derail the ambitious target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. As world leaders onContinue Reading
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Umaru Radda, launched the 2026 Annual Mass Livestock Vaccination Exercise aimed at preventing and controlling major infectious diseases affecting cattle, sheep, and goats across the state. The flag-off ceremony, held at Shifdawa Fulani Village in Batagarawa Local Government Area, marked the commencement of aContinue Reading
The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, has began the extensive renovation of its Infectious disease centre. This is aimed at strengthening preparedness for public health emergencies and emerging disease outbreaks. Prof. Thairu Yunusa, Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made this known during an inspection of the facilityContinue Reading
The broader importance of sustained nutrition interventions by the Bauchi State Government and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) in preventing and treating child malnutrition, particularly among vulnerable populations in Bauchi State has been stressed. The call was made through personal testimonials from mothers andContinue Reading
Thirty-five commercial sex workers in Bauchi have been trained and sensitized about menstrual hygiene and how to avoid infections in the course of duties. The programme was organized by Al-wadata Lifeline Initiative in collaboration with other partners to comemurate the 2026 Menstrual Hygiene Day celebration, held on Wednesday. During theContinue Reading
300 Adolescent Secondary School Girls were on Wednesday, trained and sensitized about menstrual hygiene education as well as process of having a smooth menstrual session. The Girls, drawn from four Secondary Schools in Bauchi LGA including Government Girls College (GGC), Sa’adu Zungur Model School, Comprehensive Secondary School and Special EducationContinue Reading
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is supporting the Borno State Ministry of Health (MoH) to respond to a rapidly evolving surge in suspected cholera cases across Borno State, where more than seven thousand people have fallen ill since early May 2026, placing significant strain on healthContinue Reading
Women and girls in Nigeria have been advised to adopt the use of menstrual cups instead of the regular tampons and pads in tackling their menstrual periods. This was the main thrust at a campus ‘Zero Waste Periods’ symposium organised for students at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Abuja,Continue Reading
For millions of Nigerian girls, menstruation remains more than a monthly biological reality; it is a silent struggle shaped by poverty, stigma and poor access to basic sanitation facilities. From rural communities where girls improvise with old rags and foam, to schools lacking functional toilets and water supply, the burdenContinue Reading