Health

Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV, Expert warns A consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist  with the Godfrey Okoye University Teaching Hospital (GOUNTH), Enugu, Dr…

Snakebites: Rising deaths heighten calls for local anti-venom drug production The rising number of people dying from snakebites across the country has heightened the calls for local…

UNICEF tasks Borno, Yobe on review of maternity protection policy The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Borno and Yobe state governments to review maternity protection…

NAFDAC notifies Nigerians of sale of unwholesome Whippy Real Mayonnaise The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has notified Nigerians about the sale…

Expand sexual reproductive centres to rural areas, expert urges Lagos Govt A Reproductive Health Specialist, Dr Omolaso Omosehin, has appealed to the Lagos State Government to establish…

No Outbreak Of Strange Disease In Sokoto UDUTH, Says CMD BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto Contrary to the news of an outbreak of strange disease in Usman Danfodiyo University, Teaching…

Yobe Govt. vows to curtail spread of Diphtheria Yobe government says it has intensified efforts to curtail the spread of Diphtheria in the state. Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana, the Senior…

Medical expert says menopause is a natural occurrence, don’t be afraid  Mrs Onyinye Enwerokwe, a Senior Nursing Officer with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Medical Centre, says menopause…

Addressing Africa’s health crisis demands shift to innovative, people-centred solutions- Africa CDC Dr Nicaise Ndembi, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Health in Africa at Africa…

Kano Radio station mobilises 500 pints of blood for sickle cell patients A radio station in Kano has generated 500 pints of blood for sickle cell victims after it encouraged listeners…