A recent study by Gavi found that newborn babies in Nigeria are born with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, specifically colistin-resistant bacteria, in their systems. Gavi, a vaccine alliance, made this known in …
Nigeria experiences a significant brain drain in diverse sectors, especially in healthcare. The brain drain of health workers is ”the movement of health personnel in search of a better standard …
Falsified weight loss and diabetes medicines have been detected in some countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned in a statement on Thursday. The falsified medicine is semaglutide, a type …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised that foods that have not been refrigerated properly due to power outages should be discarded. According to WHO, perishable and cooked foods stored …
Cancer, one of the deadliest diseases the world has ever encountered, is a large group of diseases that can start in almost any organ or tissue of the body. According …
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine- Men5CV, to protect people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria. The new vaccine was …
The United Nations (UN) humanitarians in Sudan on Friday issued a fresh alert about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine in the country. After nearly a year of brutal civil …
The Lagos state Government is considering a pro-health levy on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) to boost public health and lower the rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden. Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, …
The President of Rotary International, Gordon Mclnally, will make a fresh donation of $7million for eradication and disease prevention in Nigeria when he arrives in the country on Friday on …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the treatment of the health complications of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is estimated to cost health systems $1.4 billion per year. In a …