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...
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Friday, November 15, 2024
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...
Read more3.4 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...
Read moreWHO 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...
Read moreWhy 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...
Read moreEbola 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...
Read moreThis 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...
Read moreNigeria is buying radiotherapy machines but most patients cannot afford cancer drugs
Cancer treatment does not end with radiotherapy, patients must also take drugs which are very expensive. How is Nigeria dealing...
Read moreLassa fever: The question no one could answer
Lassa fever seems to be here to stay, according to an unanswered question
Read moreThe opportunity to increase Nigeria’s health sector funding is low – Awosusi
Even though the low proposed budgetary allocation for health in the Nigerian government's 2019 proposed budget that was recently presented...
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