New report describes devastating impact of Trump’s Global Gag Rule in Nigeria
The Trump administration’s Global Gag Rule is depriving women of essential information and health care, stripping them of their right...
New report calls for urgent action to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis
The United Nations, international agencies and experts have released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a...
Reported cases of measles have tripled in 2019 – WHO
Measles cases have continued to climb into 2019. Preliminary global data shows that reported cases rose by 300 percent in...
On World Health Day, malnutrition rates remain high
In 2018, there were 149 million stunted children, 49 million wasted children and 40 million overweight children according to the...
One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services
One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to...
Why women outlive men in Nigeria and elsewhere
In 2019, more than 141 million children will be born: 73 million boys and 68 million girls. Based on recent...
Children bear the brunt of Africa’s burgeoning refugee crisis
Abdullateef was only 7 years old when his village was bombed and evacuated in 2015, now he is 11 and...
In Nigeria, drug abuse is highest in the southwest
Many factors are responsible for the surge in drug abuse in Nigeria, Dr. Adetola Oladimeji reports... The first ever report...
