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Nigeria health insurance and financing expansion

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 12 days ago

Latest: Nigeria approves ₦40.8bn health fund and inmate insurance

Nigeria is implementing several initiatives to expand and stabilize its national health insurance and financing systems. In October 2026, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) launched the Groups, Individuals and

Humanitarian and social aid initiatives in Nigeria

3 clusters · 19 sources · last updated 15 days ago

Latest: Nigeria revitalizes 4,434 primary healthcare centres

Various governmental and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria are conducting humanitarian initiatives focused on healthcare and education. Medical outreach efforts have targeted underserved populations across severa

Nigeria primary healthcare staffing and infrastructure gaps

4 clusters · 8 sources · last updated 23 days ago

Latest: Nigeria faces maternal health crisis amid healthcare failures

Reports from Orodata Science indicate that 97 per cent of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across 16 Nigerian states failed to meet national staffing standards during an assessment conducted between October 2023 and Jun

Diphtheria outbreak response and vaccination efforts in Nig

12 clusters · 40 sources · last updated 23 days ago

Latest: Zamfara launches house-to-house diphtheria response campaign

The diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria continues to prompt large-scale public health interventions. In Zamfara State, where the situation previously saw 44 deaths and 367 suspected cases, authorities have announced that scho

HPV vaccination efforts in Nigeria

2 clusters · 8 sources · last updated 28 days ago

Latest: Nigeria vaccinates 18 million girls against HPV

Nigeria has vaccinated more than 18 million adolescent girls against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), reaching roughly 76 per cent of its target population. This initiative follows the inclusion of the HPV vaccine in the