…took Batula to a UNICEF-supported outpatient nutrition clinic in Borno State, where health workers diagnosed her with severe acute malnutrition. A nutritionist at the centre, Babagana Kolo, said the toddler had been ill for eight months before receiving appropriate treatment. Batula's story is one of the thousands unfo…

…health institutions, revitalisation of primary healthcare centres, training of frontline health workers and provision of critical healthcare infrastructure. According to him, 20 primary healthcare centres across 15 local government areas will receive labour and delivery equipment, including suction machines, oxygen con…

Concerned citizens and health workers in Kurmi local government council of Taraba State have appealed to the state government to urgently intervene in the deteriorating condition of the First Referral Hospital, FRH, in Baissa, describing the facility as being in a critical state and struggling to fulfill its role as a…

Survivors are bringing hope to health workers struggling to control the outbreak.

Recovery of Ebola patients offers rare moments of joy at epicentre of outbreak15 June 2026Anne SoyMongbwalu and RwamparaBBC"Grace has been shown to us," sing health workers at the epicentre of DR Congo's Ebola outbreakBBC Africa podcastsFocus on AfricaThis Is AfricaAfricaDemocratic Republic of CongoEbola virusHealth

…any moment from now," he said. Labaran added that the government has also trained health workers to improve care for patients. "Last year alone, we trained about 120 healthcare workers to strengthen the management of sickle cell disease," he said. He said over 10,000 patients have already been enrolled in a care progra…