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Nigeria wants to eradicate hepatitis by 2024
Nigerian government pledges support to efforts aimed at eradicating hepatitis in the country in the next 5 years Nigerian government...
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Nigerian Senate holds public hearing on NCDC bill today
Nigeria hinges towards passage of NCDC bill with Monday Senate public hearing Nigerian senators will today Monday January 22, hold...
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Zambia’s struggle to contain fatal cholera outbreak
Government, residents and international agencies are partnering to stem cholera outbreak in Zambia. There is a cholera outbreak in Zambia....
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Environmental health risks cause 12.6 million deaths annually – WHO
New campaign to reduce air pollution for multiple climate, environment and health benefits... UN Environment and WHO have agreed a new,...
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Ibuprofen, a popular painkiller in Nigeria, linked to male infertility
New study finds that Ibuprofen, a popular painkiller, alters human testicular physiology According to a new study, men that are regularly...
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Could this be the effective maternal and neonatal intervention for Nigeria?
Nigeria has one of the world's maternal and child health indices. Could this initiative change all that? Tola Oladimeji reports...
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Nigeria aims to tackle cancer on all fronts with new law
Initially introduced in 2006, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed into law the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment...
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What you need to know about UNICEF’s new Executive Director
On Monday January 1, 2018, Henrietta H. Fore will succeed Anthony Lake as UNICEF Executive Director when his term ends...
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Nigeria gets 2.4 million doses of yellow fever vaccine
WHO-supported ICG supports Nigeria's immunization campaign with 1.4 million doses of yellow fever vaccine The International Coordinating Group (ICG) on...
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The ultimate search for HIV vaccine: 33 years on
33 years on, HIV vaccine remains elusive. Tola Oladimeji reports The HIV virus was first confirmed in 1984 as the...
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