Fake sunscreens increasing cases of skin cancers in Nigeria
Lagos - A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, says ineffective sunscreens in the Nigerian markets are contributing to the massive increase in the number...
Over 7 million children remain malnourished in Africa – UNICEF
UNICEF says children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity.
FG, partners sustaining Zero Wild Polio in Nigeria – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says Federal Government and its partners have been sustaining the “Zero Wild Polio” status since 2016 in the country through strong community engagement.
Cote d’Ivoire: Health workers aid communities to battle malaria
In Côte d’Ivoire, community health workers are going above and beyond to combat malaria.
They are travelling between remote villages on bicycles, equipped with medical...
Resident doctors suspend strike, Soludo meets demands
The Association Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Awka, Anambra, has suspended it seven day warning strike to...
Why Nigeria registered 79 deaths, 1,336 suspected cases of cholera
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has registered 79 deaths and a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera in the country so far in 2023.
