Why Nigeria must address the digital determinants of health

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Hot Source

As Nigeria rapidly embraces digital transformation, questions about how digital technologies affect the health and well-being of children and young

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Lagos hospital conducts ‘West Africa’s first’ robotic gynaecological surgery

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January 26, 2026
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The team of Surgeons that carried out the first female Robotic Surgery at TPC, Lagos: From left: Consultant Gynaecologist, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof Yusuf Oshodi, The Founder of TPC, Lagos, Prof Kingsley Ekwueme and UK-based, Consultant Gynaecologist, Mr Olaolu Alalade

“With robotic surgery, we removed two large tumours. She will go home today and return to work tomorrow.”

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Nigeria trains 78,000 health workers in two years, expands insurance coverage to 21.7m

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March 8, 2026
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A cross-section of the 3,933 newly recruited health workers

The report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the Sector-Wide Approach for coordinating health investments and reforms.

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Stigma, structural gaps fuel rising autism cases in Nigeria

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April 2, 2026
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Autism awareness has gained momentum in recent times, however, stigma and structural gaps continue to fuel rising autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases in Nigeria, further eroding the gains from advocacy, experts say. Global evidence reveals that about one in every 127 children is autistic, with a higher prevalence rate in high-income countries like Europe than […]