A crazy year with unforgettable lessons in global health
As 2020 draws to an end and 2021 beckons, it became much clearer that things may never be the same...
Four states account for 80% of confirmed cases of yellow fever in Nigeria
Nigeria has a yellow fever outbreak underway and an analysis of the official data on the number confirmed cases showed...
Santa COVID: As Christmas approaches, government strives to keep citizens on guard
Having endured an unusual year, many Nigerians are travelling to end 2020 in celebrations. While this could result in surge...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over
Cinemas across Nigeria are now reopening after they were forced to shut down operations in March 2020 no thanks to...
Drugs for HIV, hepatitis could prevent type 2 diabetes – study
A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type 2 diabetes, a...
How the world’s worst hit countries are dealing with COVID-19
Across the world, over 20 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since the pandemic began. While every country...
6 states account for over 70% of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
Latest figures shared by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed 6 states in Nigeria account for about 72%...
Tobacco industry is increasingly targeting young people – WHO
Over 40 million young people aged 13-15 have already started to use tobacco.WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed...
Nigeria to test ‘COVID-19 cures’ for safety, not efficacy
The Nigerian has announced plans to subject medicines claimed to possibly prevent and/or cure COVID-19 to testing to ascertain their...
COVID-19: Nigeria, others to get chloroquine and azithromycin from ECOWAS
To better position them against COVID-19 coronavirus disease, countries in West Africa will soon share 740,000 doses of Chloroquine and Azithromycin....
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