Source of Ebola outbreak remains unknown as Uganda declares victory
Health authorities in Uganda have admitted that even though the country's latest Ebola outbreak is over, the source of the...
No level of alcohol consumption is safe for health – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a statement in The Lancet Public Health stating that there is no safe...
Why the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be declared over yet
While the COVID-19 pandemic has declined significantly in 2022, there are still many gaps and uncertainties that prevent the World...
Measles is an imminent threat worldwide
There has been a significant setback in global progress towards achieving and maintaining measles elimination and the decline leaves millions...
Nigeria: Program launched in Oyo state to expand HIV treatment coverage among children and pregnant women
The United States Government, through the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), launched the Accelerating Progress in...
New study shows Nigerians are turning elsewhere for diabetes education
New research from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reveals that only 47% of people living with diabetes in Nigeria find...
Senegal’s Institut Pasteur confirms Ghana’s suspected Marburg disease outbreak
The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory, has confirmed Ghana's first outbreak of...
Ghana prepares for Marburg disease outbreak
The government of West African state of Ghana has announced it is swiftly setting up preparations for a possible outbreak...
DR Congo’s 14th Ebola outbreak is over
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months...
Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger
Friday Okonofua, University of Benin The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20...
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