Nigeria
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NAFDAC approves Toumai Robotic System for clinical use in Nigeria
NAFDAC’s decision came after assessing outcomes from these surgeries, which used the Toumai system manufactured by Shanghai MicroPort MedBot.
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Africa CDC study reveals alarming rise in drug-resistant infections in Nigeria
The study analysed more than 187,000 laboratory test results from 205 laboratories located in 14 African countries, including Nigeria, using samples collected between 2016 and 2019.
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African Medical Centre of Excellence reaches two innovative milestones in West Africa
These landmark achievements highlight AMCE’s growing capability to deliver complex, life-saving procedures within Africa, reducing the long-standing need for patients to travel abroad for advanced medical treatments.
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NSIA-GE HealthCare partnership to establish 10 new diagnostic centers in Nigeria
Through its wholly owned healthcare subsidiary, NSIA Advanced Medical Services Limited (MedServe), the Authority has partnered with GE HealthCare to launch an ambitious diagnostic services expansion program.
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Vestergaard-Harvestfield joint venture establishes Nigeria’s first advanced mosquito net factory
The newly formed partnership, operating as SNG Health, represents the first direct investment of its kind in mosquito net production within the country.
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Oxford/CEPI Lassa vaccine enters clinical trial in Nigeria
Experts project that up to 700 million people could inhabit areas vulnerable to Lassa fever by 2070.
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Nigeria launches a landmark survey to map the antimicrobial resistance burden and inform policy.
The survey aims to establish a national baseline on AMR prevalence, assess the distribution and burden of resistance across different regions and populations, and contribute to the global target of reducing AMR deaths by 10 percent by 2030.
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Nigeria meets two of three global 95-95-95 HIV targets, moves closer to Ending AIDS by 2030
This progress was announced by Dr. Temitope Ilori, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), during the World AIDS Day 2025 observance in Abuja.