By Osita Okonkwo Maternal mortality is too often framed as a tragic but inevitable outcome of poverty, culture, or individual health behaviors. This framing is not only wrong, but dangerous. Maternal deaths are, in the overwhelming majority of cases, preventable. When a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, it is not merely a medical emergency;…
By Ojoma Akor The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) has partnered with senior editors from leading media organisations in Abuja to strengthen cardiovascular health and a healthy food environment in Nigeria. A statement from NHED, signed by Tessy Nongo Maina, Communications Lead of the organization, said NHED convened an editor’s parley to advance collaboration…
By Ojoma Akor The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) has partnered with senior editors from leading media organisations in Abuja to strengthen cardiovascular health and a healthy food environment in Nigeria. A statement from NHED, signed by Tessy Nongo Maina, Communications Lead of the organization, said NHED convened an editor’s parley to advance collaboration…
By Ojoma Akor Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called on the Federal and state governments to prioritize public health by enacting mandatory salt targets and front-of-pack labelling (FOPWL) for all processed and pre-packaged foods to protect consumers from preventable diet-related diseases. The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), the Centre for Communication and Social…
Fasila Alhassan In the streets of Kumasi, Ghana’s bustling second city, traffic rarely stops. From dawn to nightfall, the roads are jammed with cars, buses, and motorbikes. Horns blare constantly, engines run for hours, and smoke from vehicles hangs heavily in the air. Commuters spend long hours stuck in traffic, while rising fuel prices make…
By Ojoma Akor The much-awaited Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir (LEN) for HIV prevention has landed in Nigeria. Dr. Adebobola Bashorun, Federal Director and National Coordinator of the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW), in a statement on Wednesday, announced the arrival of the…
By Prof Aisha Gwarzo For people living with sickle cell disease, hope is often measured in small victories. A month without a pain crisis. Fewer nights spent in emergency rooms and the freedom to plan life without the constant fear of the next episode of crisis. For parents and loved ones, hope means watching someone…
By Ojoma Akor The federal government of Nigeria, through the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) programme, has supported 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in setting up Emergency Medical Service (EMS) management and operational structures, NEMSAS National Program Manager, Dr. Emuren Doubra, has said. He disclosed this on Sunday while…
By Grateful Ogunjebe When the midwife wheeled the baby out, and the newborn’s face was blue, Dr. Owoicho Ojile didn’t hesitate. Within minutes, the theatre team had cut the uterus, freed the infant from a cord tightly wrapped around its neck, and handed a wailing, pink baby to its shocked mother. “If she’d pushed the…
By Ojoma Akor The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has trained 50 young scientists on medicine security and the production of safe, quality medicines. They were trained under the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP)’s World Bank-Funded Availability of Safe and Quality Medicine Immunization Plus Project and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and…
