Mystery deaths in Liberia linked to funeral not Ebola – WHO
Nine people have died and eight are sick in Liberia after attending the funeral of a religious leader, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Read more
Nine people have died and eight are sick in Liberia after attending the funeral of a religious leader, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Read more
A non-governmental organisation, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), working on malaria prevention in Akwa Ibom, says it educates 5,000 persons monthly on malaria control Read more
The Liberian authorities have ruled out Ebola as the cause of the deaths of nine people from a mystery illness in the south-east of the Read more
The United Nations Children Fund [UNICEF] has donated 850,000 doses of vaccines to Sokoto State government to tackle Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the state. Mohammad Mohiuddin, Read more
The Federal Ministry of Health has unveiled a “Made in Nigeria” insecticide treated mosquito nets as part of efforts to eliminate malaria scourge in the Read more
The Akwa Ibom government says it has provided free anti-malaria commodities in all public health facilities in the state for the treatment of malaria among Read more
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will pilot the world’s first malaria vaccine from 2018, offering it for babies and children in high-risk areas as part of Read more
Sokoto State Government has commenced the vaccination of two million people against the type “C” strain of meningitis, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale, Read more
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Three university engineering graduates in Uganda are taking on one of the leading killers of young children in Africa – pneumonia. They Read more
Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has said. The doses were sent Read more
Sokoto State Government says plans have reached an advanced stage to immunize two million people against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) across the 23 local government Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board on Thursday said it had recorded two fresh cases of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Read more
Delta State has recorded its first case of the rampaging Cerebrospinal Meningitis, which has so far killed about 438 persons across the country. Doctors at the Read more
In six months, a 27-year-old woman Jin Qi is expected to have a nose and a mouth after losing them 25 years ago, thanks to Read more
Mrs Ayopo Adeyemi, a dermatologist has warned women against the use of heavy makeup, saying it aggravates skin problems. The use of heavy makeup could Read more
The Cerebrospinal Meningitis outbreak disease has now claimed 438 lives across the country including two in Lagos State, according to an update by the Nigeria Read more
The Federal Government on Friday said vaccination for meningitis is free throughout the country and asked Nigerians not to pay for it. The Executive Director, Read more
Dr Offiong Etim, a surgeon at Asokoro General Hospital, Abuja, has warned that untreated gallbladder stones could be life threatening. Etim told the News Agency Read more
The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has raised the alarm over the withdrawal of international funding for HIV/AIDS. Saraki, a medical doctor raised Read more
Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, a new study shows, half of them in just four countries – China, India, the US and Russia. Read more
Former U.S. President George W. Bush touted his signature aid project for Africa during a visit to Botswana on Tuesday, saying he hoped Washington would Read more
A New study that was released by some researchers in the University of Otago and Aucklandon on Tuesday said that Women who took a naturally Read more
Staying fit can be expensive when you factor in gym memberships and class costs. Here, we show you eight ways to exercise without shelling out Read more
The Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) has the highest figure of persons living with HIV in the metropolis, an official of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT’s) Read more
Nigeria does not have enough vaccine doses to deal with a deadly meningitis outbreak because they are too expensive, a senior official has said. Each Read more
LAGOS—Following the spread of Cerebrospinal Meningitis, CSM, in the country, the Federal Government has secured 500,000 doses of meningococcal vaccine from the World Health Organisation, Read more
Despite claims that the consumption of sugary drinks may lead to an estimated 184,000 adult deaths each year worldwide, the soda industry is still a Read more
About 328 deaths associated with Meningitis have been recorded in the country since November 2016, as 1.3 million vaccines arrived from World Health Organization and Read more
The district Head of Tudun Wada, Tudun Wada local government area of Kano state, Alhaji Bashir Ibrahim Mohammed has said no fewer than 8 persons Read more
The Jigawa Government says meningitis has killed one person and infected four others in four local government areas of the state. Dr Muhammad Kainuwa, the Read more
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