2026

A Giant Falls in Nigeria’s Medical Laboratory Profession: Hon. Kunle Jenrade Dies at 76 Nigeria has lost a towering figure in both healthcare and public service as Honourable Kunle Jenrade, a respected medical laboratory scientist and…

Flexible Payment Model Boosts Health Insurance Enrollment in Lagos In a strategic move to deepen access to healthcare and expand insurance coverage, the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has introduced a flexible payment…

Lagos Deepens Healthcare Reform with Laboratory Quality Management Systems Drive Lagos State, with the support of the Global Fund through the RSSH grant upgrades eleven (11) laboratories towards international standards Lagos State…

GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU APPOINTS EGUNJOBI AS HEFAMAA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Dr. Victoria Egunjobi as the new Executive Secretary of the Health Facilities Monitoring…

AMLSN Lagos has congratulated the Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors (GMLD) Lagos Branch on the smooth, transparent, and successful conduct of its 2026–2028 executive elections and swearing-in ceremony. The branch also celebrated the…

GMLD LAGOS: TRANSITION WITHOUT TRANSGRESSIONS The 2026 election of the Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors (GMLD) Lagos has concluded without the crisis, turbulence, and fracas that have, in recent times, characterized electoral…

TRIBUTE TO A TRUE FRIEND AT SEVENTY (70). MR. TAIRU OLATUNDE ANIFOWOSE, AIMLS, MSc (Chemical Pathology) By Prof. John I. Anetor, It is a great delight indeed for me to write this short tribute to a good friend, a detribalized…

HEWAN Mourns  Dedicated Veteran Journalist, Matthew Ukachunwa The Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) announces with deep sorrow and a heavy heart the passing of one of its most dedicated and exemplary members, Mr. Matthew…

Mr. Tairu Olatunde Anifowose at 70 — a lifetime of humility, excellence, and enduring service to Medical Laboratory Science in Nigeria On 20 February 2026, Mr. Tairu Olatunde Anifowose marks a remarkable milestone seventy years of a life…

LIFE-SAVING RECORD: VCDF AND LSBTS MOBILISE 550 PINTS OF BLOOD IN 2-DAY DRIVE Supported by Sterling Oil CSR initiative Nigeria continues to face a critical shortfall in safe blood supply, with national demand estimated at 1.8 to 2…