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Experts call for urgent action as displacement, conflict widen gaps in Nigeria's cancer care

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Health experts have warned that millions of Nigerians displaced by conflict and insecurity are being denied access to cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. They said violenc... Read More


Stigma, economic pressure fuel silent mental health struggles among young Africans - Expert

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- A mental health expert has warned that stigma, economic uncertainty and social pressure are forcing many young Africans to manage emotional distress in silence, with limited access... Read More


70 million Nigerian women, girls may face AI-facilitated online abuse by 2030 - Report

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- A new report by Gatefield has warned that up to 70 million women and girls in Nigeria could be exposed annually to artificial intelligence-facilitated online abuse by 2030, if urge... Read More


Policy failures, not medical limits, driving Nigeria's cancer deaths among women - Report

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- New insights from Gatefield's Public Health Practice suggest that Nigeria's high cancer mortality rate, particularly among women, is driven less by medical limitations and more by s... Read More


World Cancer Day: Health researchers take cancer awareness to FCT community

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- Health researchers and cancer advocates on Friday took a cancer awareness campaign to Piwoyi community in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as part of ac... Read More


West Africa launches roadmap to boost access to Lassa fever vaccines

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- West African countries have launched a regional framework aimed at ensuring equitable access to Lassa fever vaccines once they become available. The framework, known as the Lassa F... Read More


FCTA pledges stronger response to snakebites, reassures residents on antivenom availability

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has pledged to strengthen emergency response and preventive measures against snakebites following the death of Ifunanya Nwangene ... Read More


Experts call for Africa-led research to transform health outcomes

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Health experts and policymakers have called on Africa to take ownership of its research agenda and strengthen translational science to improve health outcomes and drive economic gro... Read More


Why Africa must invest in science amid global polycrisis - Pate

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has urged African countries to prioritise scientific research and evidence-based policymaking, warning that th... Read More


AUN President charges new students to embrace change, opportunities

Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The President of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), DeWayne Frazier, has urged newly admitted students to embrace change and seize opportunities as they begin their academic... Read More