Odds stacked against Ebola’s newest drugs
The effectiveness of Ebola’s latest preferred drugs hinges on a number of factors that are beyond the control of the...
Non-communicable diseases account for 3 in 10 deaths in Nigeria
According to the 2018 WHO country profile, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for an estimated 29% of all deaths in Nigeria...
Website of Nigeria’s health insurance scheme has been down for weeks
For at least five weeks, the website of Nigeria's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been down, healthnews.ng can exclusively...
Ebola in Uganda: Index patient and grandma dead, third case confirmed
This week, healthnews.ng reported the spread of the Ebola virus disease to Uganda. The index patient, a 5-year-old child from...
Every year, tobacco kills at least 8 million people
On World Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is drawing attention to the damage caused by tobacco to lung...
3.4 billion people are one medical bill away from poverty – World Bank
The World Bank has revealed that about 3.4 billion people across the world who earn US$5.50 a day or less...
WHO is introducing another experimental Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
To address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), WHO’s Strategic Advisory...
Why women outlive men in Nigeria and elsewhere
In 2019, more than 141 million children will be born: 73 million boys and 68 million girls. Based on recent...
Ebola vaccination coverage in DR Congo exceeds 90%
Health worker in DR Congo receiving the experimental Ebola vaccine More than 90% of people eligible for vaccination against the...
This HIV drug is increasing behavioral disorders in African children
A new research concluded that treatment of HIV-positive children with efavirenz, a popular HIV drug, is associated with a mild...
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