Here’s what FG’s mandatory NHIS for NYSC corps members mean
Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed it has been directed by Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari, to enlist corps...
New drug outperforms PreP in preventing HIV among African women
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has announced that it is strongly encouraged by new study results showing that...
Suspected yellow fever outbreak in Delta, Enugu
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that it is supporting the governments of Delta and Enugu states...
There is a promising vaccine candidate for herpes
A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus -- rewired to keep it from taking refuge in the nervous...
Banding together is the only way Africa will beat COVID-19
As of 15th October 2020, the continent has a remarkably low 4.2% of the global burden of the disease and...
COVID-19’s impact on HIV treatment less severe than originally feared
While recent data collection has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on HIV testing services, the impact...
President Buhari joins global call for People’s Vaccine for COVID-19
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has announced that Nigeria will be joining the urgent global call for a People’s Vaccine...
Top 5 Stories From #PCOSWithMedplus Showing The Importance Of Health Awareness Campaigns
Using the hashtag, #PCOSWithMedplus, Nigeria’s leading health and beauty retail pharmaceutical chain, Medplus Pharmacy reached out to audiences to share...
Protocol approved for COVID-19 herbal medicine clinical trials in Africa
The Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 formed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Africa Centre for...
Togo eliminates sleeping sickness
Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as...
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