Growing Older Abroad: The Hidden Challenges for Nigerians in the Diaspora
As Nigerians grow older in the diaspora, their experiences can differ significantly…
Nigeria Confirms Imported Case of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease
One patient isolated in Abuja as 44 contacts are placed under surveillance…
A Mere Disease: How I Tamed Diabetes for Three Decades (1)
I thought my world had come to an end when I was…
Ageing in Diaspora: Choices and challenges
Having examined retirement policies in the United States in previous articles, this…
Methanol found in suspected drinks as Ondo mass poisoning death toll rises to 48
NAFDAC records 182 cases, five totally blind; 15 arrested over suspected …
As Diphtheria Spreads Across Nigeria, Lagos Raises Alert
Lagos State has stepped up surveillance and public awareness on diphtheria as…
Health Care: The Odds Against Nigeria’s Older People
All that Alhaji Alli, 65, a retired civil servant, wanted after retirement…
NIMR Moves to Strengthen Biobank, Eyes International Accreditation
Institute holds more than 460,000 biological samples for future research The Nigerian…
Resistance to Key Anti-Malaria Drug Spreading in Africa, Lancet Study Warns
– raises concern over growing resistance to artemisinin, a key component of…
Uganda Ends Ebola Outbreak as DRC Battles Rapidly Growing Epidemic
Uganda Ends Ebola Outbreak as DRC Battles Rapidly Growing Epidemic
Bauchi Health Commissioner Backs SARMAAN, Moves to Embed Child-Survival Programme in State Plan
Government support strengthens prospects for sustainability of mass azithromycin initiative The Bauchi…
When Home, Family and Healthcare Pull in Different Directions
For generations, caring for older relatives has been deeply rooted in Nigerian…
One Health Is Not a Slogan, Lagos Commissioner Warns as AMR Threat Grows
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has warned that antimicrobial…
NAFDAC Tightens Oversight of Blood, Blood Products to Protect Patients
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has…
Senior Citizens Still Standing 1: President Olusegun Obasanjo
You would think he was in his 30s or 40s. As he…
What Nigerian Gen Z Wants from Mental Health Support — and Why Awareness Alone Is Not Enough
By Pharm. Gbenga Oyinloye Something interesting is happening among young Nigerians. Mental…
Nigerians Growing Old in The Diaspora
By Alex Aiayi-Bembe, Edinburg, Texas, USA In my first article, I noted…
HEWAN Takes Breastfeeding Campaign to Lagos Community, Urges Mothers to Reject Harmful Myths
The Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has taken its breastfeeding advocacy…
Only 29% of Nigerian Babies Exclusively Breastfed for Six Months — FG
Government launches 1,000 Days campaign, calls for stronger support for breastfeeding mothers…
The Nigerian Experience in America
By Alex Aiayi-Bembe, Edinburg, Texas, USA Growing old is one of life's…
The Silent Crisis: How High Blood Pressure Threatens Nigeria’s Elderly
Papa Ogbeh never imagined that the occasional headaches he treated with paracetamol…
Clean Toilets, Quality Care: Why Lagos Health Commissioner Wants Patients to Check Hospital Restrooms
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has urged residents…
Africa CDC Pushes Continental Action for Zero Preventable Maternal and Child Deaths
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with…
Welcome Alex Ajayi-Bembe
We are delighted to welcome Alex Ajayi-Bembe, a respected Nigerian journalist based…
Fake Drug: NIMR Explores Collaboration on Innovative Authentication Technology
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) is considering a strategic research…
