Super El Nino A ‘Significant’ Threat To World Health, UN Warns
El Nino represents a “significant” threat to global health, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as the world braces for a cycle of the climate phenomenon predicted to be the…
Lagos Warns Residents Over Adulterated Palm Oil
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has warned residents to be cautious when purchasing palm oil following concerns over increasingly sophisticated methods of adulterating the widely consumed product. The…
NCDC Warns of Diphtheria Outbreaks Across Several Nigerian States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that Nigeria is currently experiencing outbreaks of diphtheria in several states, urging residents to remain informed and take necessary…
Nigerian Doctor Richard Okoye Builds Digital Hospital in Port Harcourt, Bringing Advanced Medical Technology to Nigeria
Nigerian medical entrepreneur Dr Richard Okoye has developed what his Save-A-Life Mission Hospital describes as Africa’s first fully digitalised hospital, incorporating electronic medical records, real-time patient monitoring and technology-assisted clinical…
NAFDAC Links Ondo Alcohol Deaths to High Methanol Levels in Local Concoctions
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked a deadly outbreak in parts of Ondo State to suspected locally prepared alcoholic and herbal concoctions containing…
US Aid Cuts Disrupt HIV Care for Kenyan Sex Workers as Deaths Reported
The reduction of U.S. funding for HIV programmes in Kenya is having serious consequences for sex workers who relied on specialised clinics and community-based health services, with health organisations reporting…
Oceania Country Declares National HIV Crisis
Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help to spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific…
There Are ‘Encouraging Signs’ In DR Congo Ebola Fight — WHO
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still spreading but appears to be showing “encouraging” signs of improvement, the head of the World Health Organization said on…
DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Still Spreading Fast In Key Province -WHO
The worst Ebola outbreak to hit the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has killed more than 3,400 people, is still spreading in a key province despite an improvement in other…
FG Rolls Out 215,000 Maternal Kits, Targets 2.9 Million Women and Families by 2028
By TheDailyNewsHub The Federal Government has launched a fresh intervention aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths, rolling out 215,000 MAMA kits, 40,000 maternal food-support packs and 40,000 newborn clothing…