Health

World Asthma Day: 339 million people affected globally A professor of medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Gregory Erhabor, on Wednesday said that asthma affects about 339…

Yobe Govt. enrolls 200,000 civil servants in contributory healthcare Yobe State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (YSCHMA) has enrolled over 200,000 people in the scheme. Dr…

Nigeria’s active COVID-19 cases surpass 9,000 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), says the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 9,972, with 81 additional…

NCDC records 156 COVID-19 cases, total now 164,912 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 156 new COVD-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases…

Taraba community embraces family planning Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Contrary to the generally held impression that most cultures and especially rural dwellers are against family…

COVID-19: NCDC discharges 65, total recoveries 154,643 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 65 people after testing negative to the COVID-19 virus…

COVID-19: 16.6m African children miss measles vaccine doses — WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) says about 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles…

COVID-19 vaccination: UNICEF urges leaders to play key roles Leaders. Leaders in strategic positions of life have been charged to take lead roles in the drive to encourage Nigerians to…

Covid-19: Kebbi Govt trains health personnel, increases testing to 9,450 in 21 LGAs. The Kebbi State Government has trained health personnel in a move to ramp up sample testing of Covid-…

Sex is vital in marriages. And that is the view of Abel Ugochukwu (not real name) and his wife, Sandra. When they started out their marital journey in 2010 at the heart of Lagos metropolis…