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- 28 Feb 2013
Philips Launches “Fabric of Africa” Focusing on NCDs, Others
Royal Philips Electronics has launched “Fabric of Africa” - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main…
- 15 Nov 2022
OneHealth Launches App for Africans Living with Non-Communicable Diseases
With the aim of helping Africans living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like arthritis, high cholesterol, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, heart diseases and so on, live…
- 23 Feb 2014
AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant – Making Meaningful Difference in Health
The ‘AstraZeneca Nigeria Research Grant’ is an initiative to facilitate research in both communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this West African country and follows closely on the…
- 2 Oct 2025
CAPPA Says Nigeria's Over 200m People has only 80 Heart Surgeons
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has observed that only 80 heart surgeons are serving Nigeria’s population of over 200 million. CAPPA stated this as Nigeria joined the…
- 9 May 2022
54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Landmark Nigerian 100K Genome Project
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African Centre for Translational Genetics…
- 8 Jul 2025
Nigeria Loses over N200Bn from SSB Tax Annually – CAPPA
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the loss of over N200 billion annually due to gaps in the implementation of the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) tax. Mr.…
- 12 Nov 2013
ITU Partners Bupa on m-Health Initiative
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has signed a ground-breaking partnership agreement with international healthcare company Bupa, to collaborate on a global ‘m-Health’ initiative called…
- 30 Jun 2021
MDaaS Global Raises $2.3m to Launch Digital Health Solution SentinelX in Nigeria
MDaaS Global, the healthtech company building and operating a network of modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centers across Nigeria, has raised $2.3 million in seed extension led by Newtown Partners via…
- 15 Jul 2020
Ecobank Group Named Africa’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility by Euromoney
Ecobank has won the coveted prize of Africa’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2020. Euromoney recognises Ecobank’s focus on sustainability and…
- 19 May 2016
EU Urged on Technical Support, Lift Ban on Food Exports from Nigeria
Nigerians have urged the European Union's for more technical support to ensuring food security and expanding the export fortunes of farmers. Similarly, they are of the opinion that EU's continued ban…
- 11 Jul 2014
Philips Introduces Ultra-Mobile Ultrasound System in Nigeria
Royal Philips has unveiled its new ultra-mobile ultrasound system (VISIQ) to the Nigerian market during the Lagos leg of its annual pan-African Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow. Currently in its fifth…
- 25 Apr 2021
Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital (MRCC) Opens in Lagos
In support of the Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital, the country’s first fully-equipped private oncology centre, GE Healthcare has completed the delivery and installation of…
- 15 Feb 2023
Zedvance Celebrates Valentine’s Day with Free Medical Check-ups, Sensitization Programme for Customers
In celebration of love and appreciation for its customers on Valentine’s Day, Zedvance Finance Limited, one of the leading consumer finance companies in Nigeria, organized a free heart check-up,…