Canada’s parliament has passed a bill to fully cover contraception and diabetes drugs, marking a step toward national pharmacare.

The World Bank has approved $1.57 billion to boost healthcare and climate resilience in Nigeria, focusing on women, children, and irrigation.

A new COVID-19 variant, XEC, has spread across 27 countries, including the US, infecting more than 600 people.

Rwanda has confirmed its first Marburg disease cases, with patients isolated as investigations into the source continue.

India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), report says. Called clade 1b,

In a significant stride towards combating malaria, the Nigerian Government, through the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vestergaard

A report Nguvu Change Leader Onor Obassi-Tawo has underscored the need for unified Sickle-Cell Disease policies and greater public awareness.

OSN President Oyeleye has expressed concern that millions of Nigerians, especially in rural areas, lack access to necessary eyecare services.

Congo has received its first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine, with global efforts to combat the outbreak still falling short

Canadian High Commissioner James Christoff has announced Canada’s $23m contribution to oxygen plants in Nigeria, enhancing healthcare through UNICEF collaboration.

Mpox cases in Nigeria have risen to 48 across 35 LGAs in 19 states, the FCT, according to the NCDC.

South Korea has passed a bill enabling nurses perform certain medical procedures normally conducted by doctors, amidst ongoing doctors’ strike.

EXCERPT: Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of Mpox vaccine donation from the US.

Spain plans to donate 500,000 doses of the mpox vaccine, to combat an outbreak of the disease.

Scientists warn new Mpox strain is mutating fast, complicating response efforts, due to scarcity of resources in African regions.

Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to Africa and provide financial support to combat the outbreak.

The Philippines has confirmed two new mpox cases, bringing active infections to three as local transmission continues in Metro Manila.

WHO says current Mpox vaccine production capacity is insufficient to meet global demand, requiring intervention to scale up production.

Thailand has detected an mpox case in a 66-year-old European man who recently arrived from Africa

Congo is expecting its first mpox vaccines next week, with support from the US and Japan to combat the outbreak.