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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at protecting children from the detrimental effects of food marketing. The new guidance, which was released on Monday, emphasizes…
In a significant boost to Nigeria's healthcare system, the United Kingdom's Department of Health and Social Care has pledged £2 million to support the Nigerian government in its efforts to strengthen the health…
The Federal Ministry of Health's National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) has cautioned Nigerians that tuberculosis is a contagious illness that cannot be attributed to witchcraft. Speaking at the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 55 countries worldwide are grappling with severe shortages of healthcare workers due to their pursuit of better pay and improved living conditions in wealthier…
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Jean Nassar, has said that lifestyle and environmental factors such as poor diet, smoking and pollution are having severe impacts on fertility. Nassar, with specialisation…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says over 300 children have died due to the use of contaminated cough syrups in three countries. WHO urged countries to prevent, detect, and respond to incidents involving…
Uganda has declared the Ebola virus outbreak, which began four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people, to be over, on Wednesday. "We have successfully controlled the Ebola outbreak in Uganda," Health Minister…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the world is in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The director-general of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus said this on Wednesday during a press briefing. He said the world…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday, said Nigeria currently has the highest monkey pox death toll and confirmed cases in Africa. The organization’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti,…
Borno State has announced the outbreak of Monkey Pox in the state with three of the four suspected samples sent to the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed positive. The Director of Public Health at the…
The Federal Government yesterday dispelled rumours that there are fresh outbreaks of a new polio virus across the country. It stated that while there is no outbreak of the wild polio virus (WPV), there have however been…
More countries are tightening their travel restrictions after a new coronavirus variant was identified in South Africa earlier this week. The UK, Singapore and Japan are among those rushing in stricter quarantine…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says more that 5.8 million have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine since the commencement of the vaccination. Mrs Deborah Oladipo, the Kwara…
The recent arrest of the embattled leader of the Yoruba Nation movement, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), highlights the capability of the Nigerian government to track whosoever it wants. But the valid question on…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on July 15 a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United…
On June 29, a dull, somewhat grainy picture of Nigerian activist Nnamdi Kanu in handcuffs began circulating on the internet, shortly after what seemed like unlikely news about his arrest in and extradition from a…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared China malaria-free, after a 70-year effort to wipe it out. China used to report 30 million cases a year during the 1940s. Since then, eradication efforts have driven down…
I’ve known since the beginning of the month that Nnamdi Kanu would be arrested and extradited to Nigeria, but my informant swore me to secrecy, so I kept the information to myself. Today he has been arrested and…
Dr Stella Emmanuel, US based Nigerian Doctor is trending on social media after delivering an impassioned COVID-19 speech in the U.S. on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Emmanuel claimed that…
Homemade face masks should ideally be made from multiple layers of fabric to trap the viral-laden droplets from the nose and mouth associated with the spread of COVID-19, a study found. Scientists in Australia compared…
