What you need to know about Nigeria’s new mental health law
Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the country mental health bill into law. Described as groundbreaking, the new law aims,...
The uphill battle for safe abortion in Nigeria
Despite the large number of lives threatened by unsafe practices, abortion remains a highly controversial issue in Nigeria, where it...
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...
Hope for people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its guidelines for the treatment of people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and...
Nigeria is sequencing all positive samples from travellers arriving Nigeria
To facilitate early detection of new strains and variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian...
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...
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...
How Trump’s decision to freeze WHO funds could impact Africa
Following its concerns about the handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the President Donald...
