COVID-19 has partially or completely disrupted cancer programs – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a “profound” impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world, the UN...
No public funds should be spent on food contributing to unhealthy diets – WHO DG
The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised governments to refrain from spending public funds on food...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 pandemic hits critical milestones
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that over the weekend, the country hit two major milestones in...
There is an approved treatment for Ebola
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ebanga (Ansuvimab-zykl), a human monoclonal antibody, for the treatment for Zaire ebolavirus (Ebolavirus) infection...
Nigeria, others to benefit from US govt’s $4bn COVID-19 vaccine fund
Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, and other countries across the continent and beyond that qualify to enjoy support from Gavi,...
There is a new promising drug combination for melanoma
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) have identified a potential drug combination...
3 out 4 abortions in Africa are unsafe – WHO
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 75% of all abortions in Africa are unsafe. It added that across...
NAFDAC raises alarm on the use of anti-inflammatory drugs
Late October 2020, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it received a report about...
Health is the essential underpinning of productive, resilient and stable economies – WHO DG
The DG of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has described health as the essential underpinning of...
ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare donate masks, sanitizers and handwashing stations to 30 ‘Power Forward’ schools in Abuja
As part of the Power Forward program, ExxonMobil Foundation, the NBA and Africare donated 30,000 masks, 90 new handwashing stations...
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