There is very little that is pretty about malaria. The mosquito-borne disease that causes morbidity and mortality with aplomb was in 2019 alone, responsible for 409,000 deaths, most of them…
Read MoreThe time is ticking for all stakeholders to fulfil the promises of the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018, and now more than ever is when reminders are…
Read MoreGhana could well be an emerging African Giant. Or could it? In yet another first, since Africa’s spirited clamour for independence saw her emerge as the first independent African nation,…
Read MoreThese are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed reservations on President Buhari's declaration of June 12 as Democracy day and award of posthumous…
Read MoreThe World Health Organisation (a UN health agency), has stated that an estimated 41 million children under five, worldwide are obese or overweight. It said the prevalence of obesity in…
Read MoreRedcare HMO, Nigeria’s fastest growing HMO and preferred provider of health insurance solutions, has unveiled an exciting social media competition tagged #IAmRedee, with plenty of exciting prizes up for grabs.…
Read Moreby Jibrin Ibrahim Even if everybody in Nigeria uses treated nets of high quality, the mosquitoes will get us on the way to our beds and the cartel flooding the…
Read Moreby Jewel Stephen Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola has been profiled by UK news platform, 'The Telegraph', over his accomplishments in transforming Lagos and most recently, his leadership in…
Read Moreby Chidi Okoye The head of Health Information of the World Health Organisation, Marie Paule Kieny, has revealed that Ebola drug trials and collection of survivors’ blood for treating patients…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju As of the designated time of 0900 local time, Nigeria was officially deemed Ebola free by the World Health Organisation having survived for 42 days, or twice…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Senegal will be declared free of the Ebola virus disease on Friday 17 October, while Nigeria, having passed the requisite 42 days, with no new cases detected from the…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju The World Health Organisation says sexual intercourse could keep the Ebola epidemic alive, as the disease could last for a long time in the semen. A WHO…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, has stated that the problems and enormous challenges facing Nigeria as a nation, can be traced back to…
Read Moreby Jewel Stephen Leading insecticide brand from the stable of Reckitt Benckiser, Mortein has successfully concluded its post-2014 World Malaria Day Anti Malaria Campaign in Nigeria during which over…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Liberia's deputy health minister and chief medical officer, Bernice Dahn, has voluntarily placed herself under quarantine for 21 days, after one of her assistants died from the…
Read Moreby Laila Ibrahim The World Health Organization has commended Nigeria for its successful containment of the deadly Ebola virus and urged other countries to emulate its control method. The Director-General…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nation's Secretary General has appointed David Nabarro as the Special Envoy for Ebola, and Anthony Banbury as the Special Representative and Head of…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju It is no longer news that the World Health organisation has commended Nigeria for halting the spread of the Ebola virus disease, as no case of the…
Read Moreby Mayowa Aboah Although Nigeria may have succeeded in halting the threat of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the spread of the disease in other places is still on the…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Following the popularity and widespread impact of the ALS 'Ice Bucket Challenge', Ivorians have followed suit by launching a campaign 'Lather against Ebola' challenge to raise awareness…
Read Moreby Mayowa Aboah The World Health Organisation has reported that the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 4,784 with over 2,400 deaths. Director general of WHO, Margaret…
Read Moreby Emma Chidiogo The Ebola Virus is known to be one of the world's deadliest virii with over 1900 cases of death reported since it's outbreak in West Africa earlier this…
Read Moreby Adedayo Ademuwagun Everyone panicked when the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, and people thought the disease would spread like wildfire. Ebola has killed over…
Read Moreby Mayowa Aboah A report by the World Health organisation (WHO) has revealed that the death toll of Ebola Virus Disease victims has risen to 1,900. WHO executive, Margaret Chan,…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Japan has offered to provide anti-influenza drug as treatment for victims of the Ebola virus disease. This was disclosed yesterday by Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju The World health Organisation has disclosed that one of its health officials has contracted the Ebola virus disease. The unidentified official reportedly got the virus while…
Read Moreby Azubuike Azikiwe Kent Brantly, the American doctor who got infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia has declared that his healing is because of God, and not…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju Following the Ebola outbreak in the sub-region of West Africa, some countries have began to ward off travellers from the affected nations from coming in. One of…
Read Moreby Kolapo Olapoju The World Health Organisation, says the Ebola situation in Nigeria looks reassuring and the spread of the virus can be stopped. The vote of confidence stems from…
Read Moreby Azubuike Azikiwe The World Health Organisation (WHO) says travelling to Ebola-affected countries is safe and the risk is at best, minimal. The apex health body in the world has…
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