Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda
Six social entrepreneurs who are addressing pressing poverty challenges through market-based approaches have been selected…
Browsing: Nigeria
Seventy seven percent of children 12–23 months in Nigeria did not receive all routine immunisation – survey findings
A major survey finding from 2016 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey/National Immunisation Survey Coverage (MICS/NICS) reveals…
Meningitis outbreak kills 1166 in Nigeria and infects more than 14,500
Nigeria’s Health Minister has declared that the outbreak of meningitis in the country is over,…
Boosting clinical trials in Africa
With less than three percent of clinical trials in the continent, the Association for Good…
In Nigeria, glaucoma affects south east region most
An ophthalmologist, Nkiru Akaraiwe, has advised Nigerians to go for eye tests at least once…
Link between malaria resistance and breast cancer spread, study suggests
Scientists in South Africa have found a link between a particular type of malaria resistance…
A step towards better nutrition for African children
Fortification of foodstuffs could be one of the most cost-effective health interventions for addressing micronutrient…
Nigeria only country harbouring polio virus in Africa, says Health Minister
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of State for Health, says Nigeria remains the only country…
GIMPA trains healthcare managers in West Africa
Forty healthcare managers from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Gambia and Cameroon are undergoing requisite…
Nigeria: graduates develop app for national health insurance scheme
Two graduate students from the American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola have developed an…