Diseases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed four cases of yellow fever in Bauchi State. In a statement,...

The Nigerian government has announced that three states have interrupted the transmission onchocerciasis (River Blindness disease), the states are Plateau,...

The effectiveness of Ebola’s latest preferred drugs hinges on a number of factors that are beyond the control of the...

Recent study published in International Journal of cancer revealed that consumption of red meat might increase the risk of breast cancer. Researchers...

The promising results of the Pamoja Tulinde Maisha (PALM ) study has public health experts across the world leaping for...

According to the 2018 WHO country profile, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for an estimated 29% of all deaths in Nigeria...

Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is referred to as a disease of the past, however the reality is TB is one of the...

“1 August, marks one year since the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of...

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day (28 July), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to take advantage of recent...

Written by Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University Despite over a year of containment efforts, the World Health Organisation recently declared...