A crazy year with unforgettable lessons in global health
As 2020 draws to an end and 2021 beckons, it became much clearer that things may never be the same ...
There is an approved treatment for Ebola
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ebanga (Ansuvimab-zykl), a human monoclonal antibody, for the treatment for Zaire ebolavirus (Ebolavirus) infection ...
Four states account for 80% of confirmed cases of yellow fever in Nigeria
Nigeria has a yellow fever outbreak underway and an analysis of the official data on the number confirmed cases showed ...
Nigeria, others to benefit from US govt’s $4bn COVID-19 vaccine fund
Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, and other countries across the continent and beyond that qualify to enjoy support from Gavi, ...
Santa COVID: As Christmas approaches, government strives to keep citizens on guard
Having endured an unusual year, many Nigerians are travelling to end 2020 in celebrations. While this could result in surge ...
The Nutritional Status of Nigerian Children: What needs to change
Resilience, Doggedness, Creativity, these are some of the adjectives used to describe the Nigerian child over the years. To be ...
There is a new promising drug combination for melanoma
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) have identified a potential drug combination ...
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 ...
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