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Charles Awuzie Blames Global Health System Over Alexx Ekubo’s Reported Death
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.…
FG, EU, WHO Launch €4.2m Health Programme in Nigeria
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…
MSF Highlights Malaria–Malnutrition Link Among Children in Nigeria
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,…
Lagos Probe Finds No Link Between Vaccines, Twins’ Deaths
The Lagos State Government says investigations into the death of twin infants after routine immunisation at a primary healthcare centre have found no connection between the vaccines administered and the fatalities.
Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, citing preliminary findings from the government’s inquiry.
According to him, toxicology and post-mortem analyses conducted so far show no evidence…
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