Health

A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria accounted for more than half of all malaria cases

The death toll as a result of a cholera outbreak in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has risen to five and

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday stopped the production of 17 sachet water companies

Four persons have reportedly died while scores have been hospitalised as a result of a cholera outbreak that hit some

The number of Nigerians with psychiatric issues is escalating, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARDs) said on Monday. According

The Federal Ministry of Health says no fewer than 16 million individuals in Nigeria are living with chronic Hepatitis B

The Federal Government will not be able to partner popular surgeon, Dr Jeremiah Abalaka, as regards finding a cure to

Medical doctors at the Indian Council of Medical Research have completed a clinical trial for a new male birth control

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday introduced a second vaccine to fight the deadly Ebola virus in the

The United Nations Children’s Fund has listed Nigeria as the largest contributor to global pneumonia deaths. A new analysis released

The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the outbreak of Gastroenteritis has killed 11 people in the state while 370

An outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least 29 people in Bauchi State, the state has said. It is

The Association of Resident Doctors has issued a 21-day strike notice to Kaduna State Government to implement agreements it reached

For the first time in 19 years, a team of scientists have detected a new strain of HIV. The strain

Members of the House of Representatives says if measures are not quickly put in place, Nigeria may suffer another Ebola

The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Francis Faduyile, says a “total systemic failure” is responsible for cases of

The Executive Secretary of Katsina State Primary Health Development Agency, Dr Shamsuddeen Yahaya on Tuesday confirmed that 18 deaths had

The Federal Government says Nigeria now ranks number one in the world with people practicing open defecation. The Minister of

The Guild of Medical Directors and Rights Activists have called on the Federal Government to immortalise and confer National Honours

Dr. Dominic Ukpong, Akwa Ibom’s Commissioner of Health on Friday October 26 announced that 18 cases of monkey pox has

A study done by a German scientist, Dr. Karen Weatherby, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has

British and American scientists are teaming up to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect

Nigerian parents who still indulge in the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) can now be prosecuted in the UK.

President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Adedayo Faduyile has expressed concern over increasing rate of insecurity in the country.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday October 14, stated that government can’t provide adequate healthcare for all Nigerians. The Vice

National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said the illicit drug, Tramadol is often found in the

The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has confirmed six new recorded deaths in the Yellow Fever outbreak in

Doctors are warning women to stop putting toothpaste in their vaginas to try and tighten it because it can do

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II got quite emotional during his speech at the United Nations meeting to reach

Australia is on the verge of becoming the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer. Researchers from Griffith