HEALTH

Governance Failures Fuel Northern Nigeria’s Child Malnutrition Crisis, Athena Centre Warns

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2026

The Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership has blamed weak governance, poor financing and lack of institutional accountability for the persistent child malnutrition crisis in Northern Nigeria, warning that millions of children remain trapped in a cycle of hunger despite years of government

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Thousands Flood Taraba Medical Outreach as Nentawe’s Birthday Initiative Offers Lifeline to Rural Residents

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2026

Beneficiaries Praise APC Chairman’s Humanitarian Gesture, Demand Bigger Investment in Healthcare System Thousands of residents across Taraba State have received a new lease of hope as the Renewed Hope Free Medical and Surgical Outreach 2026 enters its second day, with beneficiaries applauding the intervention for bringing critical healthcare services closer to vulnerable

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APC Launches Statewide Medical, Surgical Outreach in Taraba to Celebrate Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda’s 58th Birthday

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced a statewide medical and surgical outreach in Taraba State as part of activities marking the 58th birthday of its National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe. The humanitarian initiative, organised under the party’s Renewed Hope agenda, is designed to provide free, quality healthcare services to thousands of

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Pandemic Preparedness Model Flawed as Study Identifies Inequality as Biggest Killer

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2026

A major international study has challenged decades of global health policy, concluding that economic inequality—not the strength of a country’s laboratories, emergency plans or healthcare infrastructure—is the strongest predictor of how severely nations suffer during pandemics. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by a team led by Nobel

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FG Unveils Seven Indigenous Herbal Medicines for Hepatitis B, Cancer, Ulcer, Hypertension

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2026

The Federal Government has unveiled seven indigenous herbal medicinal products developed from Nigerian plants to tackle major health conditions, including Hepatitis B, cancer, peptic ulcer, hypertension and high cholesterol. Director-General of the Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA), Prof. Martins Emeje, disclosed that the products were scientifically

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Health Financing Crisis Deepens as Expert Warns Francophone Africa Faces Rising Vulnerability

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2026

A leading African public health expert, Dr. Mayaka Ma-Nitu, has warned that Francophone Africa is becoming increasingly vulnerable to health emergencies due to chronic underfunding, declining external donor support and weak domestic investment in healthcare systems. Speaking on the growing crisis in health financing across the continent, Dr. Ma-Nitu said many