Public Health

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has decided not to declare the coronavirus...

While a lot has been said about the new virus; the novel coronavirus (nCoV), a lot still remains unknown about...

In the year 2019, I had the most shocking revelation about female genital mutilation (FGM) and it all started when...

We have a rare chance as a continent to send a message to the whole world: Africa is the first...

In the past week, from 21 to 27 October, 20 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from...

The World Health Organization welcomes new funding commitments made at the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon hosted by the Government...

To improve their response to outbreak of infectious diseases, countries in West Africa are embracing technology as part of the...

Kenya has officially launched the world’s first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. The malaria vaccine pilot...

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and partners, is launching a...

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