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As the globe marks World Tuberculosis day, the Federal Ministry of Health has highlighted reasons patients with Tuberculosis die silently. […]
Continue ReadingStakeholders in the health sector have called for sustained hygiene and behavioural change adopted in curbing the spread of COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingThe Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has decried […]
Continue ReadingA total of 922 cholera cases have so far been recorded in Nigeria and 32 of them succumbed to the […]
Continue ReadingDespite the availability of its effective cure, Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death in children. This could be […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi said 52,652 tuberculosis cases were captured at the national level in four […]
Continue ReadingDehydration & kidney health. Image credit: Healthgrades Health experts have urged Nigerians to embrace drinking water regularly, warning that frequent […]
Continue ReadingDespite its name, the tiger nut is not a nut, but a tuber. The sweet, almond-like flavor tuber crop has […]
Continue ReadingThe President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the renewal of the appointment of Dr Gambo Aliyu as the […]
Continue ReadingA picture shows the feet of a patient who uses the injectable “Kenacort” corticosteroid to lighten her skin (Photo by […]
Continue Reading…300 health facilities flooded The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern Africa […]
Continue ReadingTanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after conducting laboratory tests in the northwest Kagera region. A […]
Continue ReadingParticipants at the two-day strategic workshop on joint advocacy action plan for accelerating progress on women and girls’ nutrition in Nigeria. A […]
Continue ReadingAs Nigeria joins the global community to celebrate World Tuberculosis Day, the Federal government has expressed hope of eradicating the […]
Continue ReadingThe Okoroafor Chinaza Ogechi Foundation on Tuesday urged women and girls to embrace menstrual hygiene. The foundation said this during […]
Continue ReadingThe Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged countries to work together to prevent future […]
Continue ReadingThe United Nations Children’s Fund has said that 78 million children in Nigeria were exposed to the highest risk from […]
Continue ReadingAs Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2023 World Down syndrome Day scheduled for March 21, HealthWise, in […]
Continue ReadingDue to the complex nature of sickle cell, anyone living with it or anyone who looks after someone with the […]
Continue ReadingThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has flagged off the vaccination of rural people against COVID-19. The organisation is also […]
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