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HEALTHOct 6Gatefield to convene health summit on scaling health innovations across AfricaThe 2026 Gatefield Health Summit, themed “Scaling What Works,” will focus on the policy, financing and institutional barriers that limit the expansion of proven health solutions across Africa The post Gatefield to convene health summit on scaling health innovations across Africa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 6Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreadsBBC World
HEALTHBREAKINGOct 6Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo and says patient has diedGuardian World
HEALTHOct 6Mental health: Psychiatrist to highlight tech-based treatment at Vanguard summitYoung Nigerians battling mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, and post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, who fail to respond to conventional treatment could have another treatment option known as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulatio, TMS, as an additional pathway for managing the conditions. The post Mental health: Psychiatrist to highlight tech-based treatment at Vanguard summit appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 5Fortis Healthcare Opens Information Centre in Abuja to Connect Nigerians with Advanced Medical Care in IndiaNew centre aims to make access to specialised treatment in India easier for Nigerian patients and families    A new Fortis Information Centre has been inaugurated in Abuja, creating a local point of contact for Nigerians seeking access to specialised and advanced medical treatment at Fortis hospitals in India.  The Information Centre, inaugurated on 1 […] The post Fortis Healthcare Opens Information Centre in Abuja to Connect Nigerians with Advanced Medical Care in India appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 5Nearly 150m Africans live with mental health conditions — WHOAgency urges greater funding, community-based care By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja Nearly 150 million people across Africa are living with mental health, neurological or substance use conditions, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, calling for greater investment in mental healthcare across the continent. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in […] The post Nearly 150m Africans live with mental health conditions — WHO appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 5FG commissions 10 diagnostic, three cancer centres — PateBy Christopher Ameh, Bauchi The Federal Government has completed 10 radiodiagnostic centres and three cancer centres across Nigeria as part of efforts to transform the country’s healthcare system, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said. Pate disclosed this in Bauchi while speaking during the commissioning of a radiodiagnostic […] The post FG commissions 10 diagnostic, three cancer centres — Pate appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 5NAFDAC seizes N300m banned alcoholic drinks in LagosBy Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized alcoholic beverages worth about N300 million packaged in sachets and small PET bottles of less than 200 millilitres during enforcement raids on major markets in Lagos State. The operation, which targeted distributors and retailers of the prohibited products, led […] The post NAFDAC seizes N300m banned alcoholic drinks in Lagos appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 5Plateau Govt Moves To Curb Avoidable Blindness, Expand Eye CareThe Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Ba’amlong, stated this in a message to mark the 2026 World Sight Day, being commemorated on October 8 under the theme, “Love Your Eyes.” The post Plateau Govt Moves To Curb Avoidable Blindness, Expand Eye Care appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
HEALTHOct 5How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So QuicklyNYT World
HEALTHOct 5Stockouts, provider bias deny women access to contraceptives – ExpertsJagun, Azege, Shokunbi urge journalists to expose barriers By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s contraceptive shelves may be stocked, but many women and girls still cannot obtain or freely use family planning services because of cost, stockouts, provider bias, stigma, misinformation and other barriers, reproductive health stakehoders have warned.The Executive Director, Centre for Bridging Health Gaps, Dr […] The post Stockouts, provider bias deny women access to contraceptives – Experts appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 4Health risks uncovered as RCCG screens 600 Ogun residentsBy Blessing Eloghene More than 600 residents of Onihale in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have received free medical screenings and food supplies, with health workers identifying risk factors linked to hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease among some participants.The findings emerged during a two day community outreach organised by Africa Needs U, ANU, […] The post Health risks uncovered as RCCG screens 600 Ogun residents appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 4In DR-Congo, the immutable war against the Ebola epidemicLe ministre des Affaires étrangères, Jean-Noël Barrot, s’est rendu samedi à Bunia, épicentre de la crise.Le Figaro International
HEALTHOct 4Vaccine production delay stalls WHO Level 4 — NAFDACBy Chioma Obinna LAGOS — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has said Nigeria’s failure to produce vaccines locally is delaying the country’s attainment of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Maturity Level 4 for vaccine lot release. The agency said Nigeria had met eight of the nine requirements benchmarked for […] The post Vaccine production delay stalls WHO Level 4 — NAFDAC appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 4Nigerian drugmaker Fidson selected to manufacture generic influenza antiviral under global licenceThe selected manufacturers are from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Uganda, Ukraine and Vietnam. The post Nigerian drugmaker Fidson selected to manufacture generic influenza antiviral under global licence appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
HEALTHOct 4How to tackle Africa’s chronic shortage of midwives: ‘Many feel invisible’Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to midwives across Africa about the trying to deliver babies in conflict zones, and the burnout and low pay that are pushing people out of the professionThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 4Vanguard summit: Nigeria risks losing gains of Mental Health Act, experts warnBy Chioma Obinna As Vanguard Newspapers holds its fourth Mental Health Summit in Lagos, stakeholders have warned that Nigeria’s Mental Health Act is dying from neglect, with critical provisions of the law remaining largely unimplemented amid a widening treatment gap and a severe shortage of mental health professionals. The 4th Vanguard Mental Health Summit, scheduled […] The post Vanguard summit: Nigeria risks losing gains of Mental Health Act, experts warn appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 4France to step up Ebola funding in Congo amid resurgence fearsBarrot made rare trip by a Western leader to the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, where a laboratory-confirmed case of mpox ⁠was identified in mid-September.citizen_digital · kenya
HEALTHOct 3Brain surgery in 2015 affected my penis – Julius AgwuNigerian comedian and actor Julius Agwu has opened up about a personal complication which followed the brain surgery he had in the United States. The post Brain surgery in 2015 affected my penis – Julius Agwu appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 3France pledges more support to fight DRC Ebola outbreak as deaths top 4,000RFI [en]
HEALTHOct 3DR Congo: Trial of post-Ebola exposure drug underwaySome 250 people, who have all been exposed to the rare Bundibugyo virus, are taking part in the trial could stop them from contracting Ebola.Africanews [en]
HEALTHOct 3Mental Health Summit: US-based behaviour specialist to spotlight youth addiction, recovery at Vanguard summit OctoberThe summit is expected to deepen discussion on how Nigeria can strengthen early identification, expand access to appropriate services and improve support for young people after treatment or release. The post Mental Health Summit: US-based behaviour specialist to spotlight youth addiction, recovery at Vanguard summit October appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
HEALTHOct 3Ebola death toll in DRC passes 4,000, as health workers are fighting to get paidLe Monde [en]
HEALTHOct 2FG urged to declare emergency in health sector as Nigeria marks 66By Esther Onyegbula The Federal Government has been urged to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector amid the mass exodus of medical professionals from the country. Convener and host of The Convergence 2026, Mr. Fakuyi Adewale Banjo, made the call during the annual Independence Day medical outreach organised by The Convergence 2026 […] The post FG urged to declare emergency in health sector as Nigeria marks 66 appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
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