R-Jolad Hospital has expanded its renal care offering with the launch of an advanced dialysis centre at its Gbagada facility in Lagos, a move aimed at improving access to treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease amid persistent gaps in specialist care across Nigeria. The centre, which begins operations on April 20, adds to the […]
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If the Gates Foundation’s final 20-year push is about reducing maternal and child mortality, eradicating malaria, …, Nigeria sits at the centre of that agenda.
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A new study led by Temitayo Okusanya, a Nigerian-born health systems researcher, has examined how CHWs can be better integrated into digital information systems to improve public health situational awareness.
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In its latest situation report covering Epidemiological Week 10 (2-8 March 2026), the agency disclosed that five states – Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Benue and Edo – account for 85 per cent of all confirmed cases recorded so far this year.
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