How artificial sweeteners fuel diabetes, damage kidney
Experts are worried that increased consumption of artificial sweeteners found in bread, pastries and biscuits, which are now being used by bakeries and food processing …
Experts are worried that increased consumption of artificial sweeteners found in bread, pastries and biscuits, which are now being used by bakeries and food processing …
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over fake certificates of pharmaceutical products that are imported into …
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has canvassed for the provision of facilities that would enable nursing mothers to breastfeed their babies …
In its determination to reduce the impact of cervical cancer and other related cancers caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), improve their well-being, and protect …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen …
Vaccination has been described as one of the assured means of preventing morbidity and mortality in both adults and children, hence the need to raise …
THE Ogun State Government through the State Primary Health Care Development Board (OGPHDB), in collaboration with development partners in the health sector, has introduced Rotavirus …
In its determination at ensuring zero maternal and child mortality rates, the Ogun Government has assured that more health intervention programmes would be carried out …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that there is one psychiatrist per 500,000 people in the African region. The Director of Programme Management, …
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said dementia is the seventh leading cause of death globally. The organisation, however, said dementia research accounts for …
African health ministers have launched a campaign to raise awareness, and strengthen prevention and care of sickle cell disease, one of the most common diseases …
The World Health Organisation has acknowledged Togo as the first country to eliminate four Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) globally. The WHO made this known …
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed Aliko Dangote as chairman of the newly inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC). Also appointed as members of …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever. The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of …
The Ogun State Primary Healthcare Development Board (OGPHCDB) in collaboration with development partners on health has launched a strategic initiative called S.C.A.L.E.S 3.0, a 3months …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has for the first time issued concrete recommendations about sexual behaviour for those most at risk, in view of increasing …
Ogun State Government has explained that it is conscious of the fact that a well-nourished child will do well and be immune to diseases, hence …
No fewer than 10 million people died of cancer across the world in 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The global health …
Nigeria requires at least 300 radiotherapy machines to effectively address the gaps in cancer treatment in the country. The President of Nigeria Cancer Society …
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Omicron is currently the dominant COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. On Thursday, the body said 30 African countries, and …
Nigeria does not have the technology to develop a COVID-19 vaccine now because the process of producing a vaccine requires massive investment, the Director-General of …
The new Omicron COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from South Africa on November 24, 2021. The first …
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has flagged off the state’s Second Phase Outbreak Response (OBR) for Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus …
As part of efforts to ensure that the State meets its 40 per cent target during the Mass Vaccination Campaign before the end of year, …