The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has called for urgent, coordinated action to eliminate tuberculosis in Nigeria, warning that the country remains one of the world's highest burden nations. It noted that Nigeria currently ranks first in Africa and sixth globally in TB cases, underscoring the scale of the public health challenge.
The Katsina State Government has unveiled plans to reach 19,790 settlements in a statewide immunisation and child healt campaign at reducing preventable diseases and improving child survival rates. The initiative, scheduled for March 28 and 29, will target children from birth to nine months, as welll as those under five years, according to the Executive Secretary of the Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Shamsudee Yahaya.
Nigeria has received long-acting injectable lenacapavir (LEN) for HIV prevention; according to the Federal Ministry of Health, this development would increase adherence among individuals at risk of infection and expand preventative alternatives. The novel injection is intended for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), providing an alternative to daily oral HIV medications. It has been approved by Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, and is funded by the Global Fund.
President Bola Tinubu has authorized the hiring of 50 physicians and 100 nurses for the nation's correctional facilities, according to Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior. When Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, made a courtesy visit to Tunji-Ojo in Abuja on Tuesday, he revealed this. The minister stated that the lack of medical staff in certain prisons prompted the president's permission.
He said that there was no doctor available to treat the prisoners at the River Correctional Center's hospital. 11/1:01 He claims that some penal facilities, like Kuje, have equipment capable of doing major surgery.
Nigeria is set to receive its first shipment of Lenacapavir (LEN), a twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention, by March 2026, according to the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). In a statement issued on Monday, NACA said the federal government was finalising preparations for the introduction and rollout of the injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) option as part of efforts to strengthen HIV prevention and accelerate progress toward epidemic control.
Nigeria is grappling with a worsening outbreak of Lassa fever, with fresh fatalities reported in Taraba, Benue, Plateau and Edo states, even as national surveillance data indicate a steady rise in confirmed infections. Health authorities say the impact on frontline workers is particularly troubling, with several doctors and nurses contracting the virus in the line of duty.
