UK to ban disposable e-cigarettes
The United Kingdom will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was...
WHO says Covid vaccines saved at least 1.4 mn lives in...
At least 1.4 million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to Covid vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, recalling that the...
WHO pre-qualifies second malaria vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its list of “prequalified vaccines.”
The global health body had in October, recommended...
How regular physical exercise can boost fertility
Abayomi Ajayi
Exercise has numerous benefits for the body, including stress reduction, cardiovascular health, and weight management. It can also impact fertility by improving ovarian...
WHO warns against abuse of antibiotics
The World Health Organisation has warned that the misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for...
Eno commissions dialysis centre, approves establishment of 10 new ones
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Umo Eno, has commissioned a dialysis centre donated by Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at Immanuel...
WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M drug for malaria prevention in children
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children.
WHO said in a statement yesterday that...
African countries lure Nigerian doctors with N3.6m monthly salary – CMD
The chairman of the committee of chief medical directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof. Emem Bassey, has said that doctors and other health professionals...
Cervical cancer vaccine will avert 71,000 deaths in Nigeria – WHO
Technical Officer, World Health Organisation (WHO), for Human Papillomavirus (NPV) in Bauchi State, Mustapha Umar, has said that vaccination against cervical cancer will avert...
New COVID-19 sub-variants not in Nigeria – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has allayed the fear that the new variant of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Nigeria.
It...
