Prof. Gregory Erhabor, Consultant Pulmonologist, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun on Sunday said more than 10 million Nigerians were suffering from asthma. Erhabor, who is also the Managing…
Experts’ assessment of measles vaccine in Nigeria and four other countries have found the vaccine also helping the body to fight off diarrhoea and pneumonia, two killer illnesses in children.…
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State The Federal Government has donated 1.8 million vaccine doses of type “C” strain of meningitis to the Sokoto State Government. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal made…
Chief Medical Officer of Liberia, Dr. Francis Nah Kateh Eleven people have died and five are in hospital, Liberian and World Health Organisation officials said in an update on the…
Insecticide treated mosquito nets prevent malaria The Federal Ministry of Health has unveiled a “Made in Nigeria” insecticide treated mosquito nets as part of efforts to eliminate malaria scourge in…
Gaps in vaccination coverage against measles have lead to several outbreaks of the highly-contagious disease in Europe in the past year, with both children and young adults affected, health officials…
When you eat salty food, you get thirsty and drink water. Right? Maybe in the short-term — but within 24 hours, you actually get less thirsty because your body starts…
It is a common practice to ask pregnant women to take sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, a malaria drug, to prevent malaria. Now, experts say that this drug offers protection that extends beyond malaria…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Nigeria for its swift response to tackle the meningitis epidemic in some parts of the country. The Country Representative of the organisation in…
Christian Aid and EpiAfric, both NGOs, have called on Nigerians and the Federal Government to adopt Community Based Health Insurance Scheme to improve access to healthcare. The groups made the…