WHO commends malaria vaccine roll-out in three more African countries
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine...
NAFDAC recalls Johnson & Johnson’s Benylin cough syrup over toxicity contents
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced its recall of a popular cough medicine for children, Benylin Paediatrics...
Childhood deaths at record low, but progress ‘precarious’ – UN
The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published...
55, 000 licensed doctors available in Nigeria, 16,000 lost to brain...
The coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Prof Ali Pate, has made a startling revelation that Nigeria has 55,000 licensed medical doctors in...
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...
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