Health

Nigeria Receives 11,520 Doses of HIV Prevention Injection as Government Intensifies Fight Against New Infections Nigeria has recorded a significant breakthrough in its public health response with the arrival of 11,520 doses of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable designed to prevent new HIV infections. The Whisperer reports that the Federal Government received the shipment on Wednesday at the Federal Central Stores in Oshodi, Lagos, signalling the commencement of a phased national rollout under a Global Fund-supported programme. Health authorities confirmed that the delivery forms part of a broader consignment of 52,000 doses scheduled to arrive in three batches before the end…

Teenage Pregnancy Highest In Northern Nigeria, Says Report Teenage pregnancy remains a serious public health challenge in Nigeria, with some northern states such as Kebbi, Zamfara, and Kaduna recording the highest rates. This is according to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report, released on Sunday in Abuja and produced under the National Health Act (2014). It highlighted adolescent reproductive health trended nationwide and revealed emerging regional disparities. It showed 32 per cent of girls aged 15–19 in Kebbi had been pregnant, followed by Zamfara and Kaduna states at 30 per cent each, while Lagos and Edo states…

The US government has halted the support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an order by President Donald Trump. The US State Department stopped the disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a programme for HIV treatment in Africa and developing countries, for at least 90 days. The action originates from President Trump’s executive order on foreign aid, which he signed on his first day in office last Monday. The order instructed all government agencies managing foreign development assistance programmes to halt the disbursement of funds. As a result, nearly all…

The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. The operation was a milestone in xenotransplantation – the transplantation of organs or tissues from one species to another – as a potential solution to the worldwide organ shortage, the hospital said at the time. Mr Slayman’s death was not linked to the transplant, the hospital reported. “Our family is deeply saddened about the sudden passing of our beloved Rick but take…

Oluwafemi Tijion Esho, a British-Nigerian celebrity doctor, has been found guilty of having an improper emotional relationship that included sexual intercourse with one of his patients by a medical tribunal in Manchester, United Kingdom. According to the BBC, Esho, 42, a cosmetic doctor who had featured on many BBC and ITV programmes, admitted before the tribunal on Wednesday that he “behaved inappropriately” and that his conduct was “driven by sexual desires”. Despite Esho’s past denials, the tribunal would later establish that he indeed had sex with the unnamed patient in exchange for a botox, an injection administered to patients to…