By Ayomide Otitoju Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, and the Republic of Cabo Verde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce their long-term collaboration on healthcare capacity building. The agreement was formalized during a high-level meeting between Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, and H.E. Dr. Débora Katisa…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) on Tuesday unveiled two new health insurance packages aimed at Nigerians living abroad and visitors to the state, marking a significant expansion of its Ilera-Eko diaspora offerings. The announcement was made during LASHMA’s 2025 Fourth Quarter Media Parley in Alausa, with stakeholders hailing the initiative…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a new cadre of Tuberculosis (TB) Champions and Ambassadors, drawn from female legislators, newly elected female council chairmen, spouses of House of Assembly members and wives of local government chairmen, in a major push to intensify community-level TB control efforts. The investiture ceremony, held on Monday…
By Ayomide Otitoju The National Commissioner and CEO of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr. Vincent Olatunji, was represented by the Commission’s Head of Research and Development, Dr. Tolulope Pius-Fadipe, at the 2025 Digital Health Interoperability Network Connectathon held at the AfDB Hall of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja. Delivering a…
By Ayomide Otitoju Anambra State’s 2026 “Changing Gears 3.0” budget places strategic emphasis on consolidating and operationalising the major health investments made over the past four years, with the sector receiving a 13% year-on-year increase. According to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the increase signals a transition from large-scale construction to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State witnessed a robust turnout of voluntary blood donors on Saturday as the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) joined other African countries to mark the first-ever Red Saturday, a continental initiative aimed at boosting safe blood availability across the region. The exercise took place simultaneously at general hospitals, partner NGOs,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has concluded a five-day workshop to develop its State Action Plan for Health Security (SAPHS), with the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stressing the need for the state to maintain a constant state of preparedness against emerging biological threats. The workshop, held from November 24 to 28 at the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The transformation of Nigeria’s health innovation landscape took a significant step forward on Thursday as the Society for Family Health (SFH), through its enterprise arm SFH Access, officially launched the CoElevate Catalytic Fund. The fund is designed to accelerate locally developed solutions in HealthTech, WASH, pharmaceutical research and development, and non-communicable diseases….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government on Monday began a five-day multisectoral workshop aimed at developing the Lagos State Action Plan for Health Security (SAPHS), a major step toward enhancing the state’s readiness to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging public health threats. The workshop, scheduled for November 24–28 at the Lagos Chamber of…
