After five un-spaced pregnancies and childbirths, all through Caesarian Section (CS), 35-year-old Ngozi Egbu, a resident of Anambra State still got pregnant again

The fact that Nigeria has been good at reporting outbreaks, mortality and morbidity from diseases instead of promoting prevention engaged our attention the other day

The Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has lauded the mother and child hospital as an edifice that will go a long way to improve maternal and child care health indices,

The Federal Government’s target of reducing the high maternal and infant mortality rate by achieving a 27 percent modern contraceptive prevalence rate...

A new study looking at incidence of disease data nationwide from 2000 to 2016 found a shift in obesity-associated cancers (OACs) to younger individuals. Typically, these cancers are diagnosed at higher rates among people older than 65.

One of Nigeria’s greatest health challenges is infant mortality, described by experts to be ‘unacceptably high’ in a population estimated to be in the region of 200 million. Mortality of children within 28 days of birth is said to be more prevalent in 10 states of the federation. Within these states, it has been discovered…

A prospective analysis of back pain and rates of disability may help explain the association between back pain and mortality. Back pain is very common, affecting millions of people worldwide. It is also a major cause of disability and missed work days. Risk factors such as posture, sedentary lifestyle, weight gain, obesity, and age can…

Maria has been in a popular hospital for three weeks since the delivery of her twins. She says her husband ran away after he found out she was pregnant. Despite the cheap cost of the medical bills, Maria cannot afford to cover her bills. Since then, doctors, whose profession is characterised by owed salaries, have…

To eliminate cancer pandemic among youth in the country, particularly children, Visionscape Sanitation Solution, an environmental utility group, in partnership with Dorcas Cancer Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, is set to provide adequate treatment and medication for victims of the disease. As part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), the company also hoped to provide access…

Nigeria's scary maternal mortality indices are fuelled by decades of looting from the public till by the political elite and the people’s indolence to hold political office holders to account.