Health News Of The Week

Malaria vaccine programme facing threat: The USAID Malaria Vaccine Development Program (MVDP) has informed its partners to stop work, after the presidential order of  freeze on US foreign spending.
Source: TheGuardian, 2nd February 2025.

New Ebola Alarm in Uganda: Authorities in Uganda confirm its first Ebola case in Kampala, raising concerns about the virus spreading beyond rural areas.  
Source: HealthNews, 30th, Jan. 2025.

Nigeria Boosts Healthcare Investment: The Federal Executive Council (FEC) have approved $1.07bn for Healthcare Overhaul, as well as an N4.8 billion allocation for HIV treatment. This is following the US PEPFAR Funding Freeze which implicates Nigeria.
Source: Vanguard, 4th Feb. 2025

Call for Skin Cancer Coverage: The Albinism Association of Nigeria urges the government to include skin cancer in health insurance plans to better support vulnerable members of the association.
Source: Premium Times, 3rd Feb, 2025.