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As the world prepares to mark World Hypertension Day, some Nigerians living with the condition have expressed concern over the rising cost of treatment, citing difficulties in accessing medication and sustaining long-term care. The patients, who spoke with newsmen Lagos on Wednesday, said financial constraints and work-related stress were affecting their ability to properly manage the condition. A 41-year-old teacher, Mr Benjamin Iwu, who was diagnosed with hypertension six years ago, said the cost of…

Public commentator and entrepreneur Charles Awuzie has reacted to reports of the death of Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo, describing the development as a failure of global healthcare systems and calling for Africa to take greater control of medical innovation and disease treatment. In a lengthy Facebook post following reports that the actor died after a battle with cancer, Awuzie lamented what he described as society’s inability to prevent deaths from terminal illnesses despite advances in science and technology.…

The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), has launched a €4.2 million programme to strengthen Nigeria’s public health institutions and improve disease outbreak preparedness. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Monday, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, said the initiative, known as EU Support to Public Health Institutes in Nigeria (EU SPIN), would run for four years and be implemented by WHO in collaboration with the…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has identified malaria as a major illness affecting malnourished children in Nigeria, underscoring a dangerous cycle that threatens child survival. Dr Alibaba Nuraddeen, Acting Medical Team Leader with MSF in Katsina, made this known while speaking to journalists to mark World Malaria Day 2026. He said malaria ranked among the top three diseases treated in the organisation’s Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Centres (ITFCs) in 2025,…