HEALTH

Global HIV Response Falters as Funding Cuts Raise Fears of Resurgence

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2026

The global fight against HIV/AIDS is at a critical turning point, with new data from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warning that reductions in international funding and cuts to prevention and community health services are threatening decades of progress against the

HEALTH

MSF: Cholera Outbreak Overwhelms Borno Health Facilities as Suspected Cases Cross 35,000

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2026

Healthcare facilities in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, are struggling to cope with a rapidly escalating cholera outbreak that has affected thousands of people, with humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warning that transmission is spreading faster than containment efforts. MSF, in a statement on Wednesday, said the outbreak, which began with the first

HEALTH

Nigeria diaspora doctors partner health institutions, stakeholders to advance healthcare

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2026

The Nigerian Doctors Forum, South Africa (NDF-SA), has partnered health institutions and stakeholders to advance diaspora health impact Initiative aimed to improve healthcare outcomes in Nigeria. The event, jointly organised by NDF-SA and the stakeholders was held at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba on Monday in Lagos, with the theme:

HEALTH

Zulum Woos Pharmaceutical Investors with Incentives

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2026

….Eyes Borno as Northeast Manufacturing Hub Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has intensified efforts to attract private sector investment to the state, assuring prospective investors of government support as part of a broader strategy to transform Borno into a pharmaceutical and manufacturing hub for Nigeria’s Northeast. During a high-level meeting on

EDUCATION HEALTH

Zulum Approves New Schools, Specialist Hospital for Biu

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has approved the construction of two new community secondary schools in Biu and ordered the upgrade of the town’s General Hospital to a Specialist Hospital, in a move aimed at expanding access to education and healthcare in southern Borno. The governor made the announcements on Sunday while inspecting projects […]

HEALTH

WAHO, AfDB Hand Over 10 Ambulances, Medical Equipment to The Gambia in $3.4m Health System Boost

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2026

The Gambia – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organization (WAHO), on Friday handed over 10 fully equipped four-wheel-drive ambulances and critical medical equipment to The Gambia in a major effort to strengthen the country’s emergency response capacity and bolster regional health security. The intervention, financed