Irked by the huge financial burden of medial tourism on Nigeria’s economy and her citizens, due to poor healthcare delivery and services, the Managing Director, Euracare Multi-Specialist...

For the first time during an ongoing Lassa fever outbreak, scientists have used rapid, portable genomic sequencing technology to identify viruses without prior knowledge of the cause of disease. This enabled researchers to allay fears and direct the public health interventions to limit the spread of the virus and help to protect more people from…

The fear that a new disease will emerge or existing ones will mutate into deadlier and untreatable versions has become even more palpable.

Following a breakthrough made by a team of scientists with a rapid portable genomic sequencing technology to identify viruses without prior knowledge of the cause of a disease...

Former Director of Media (External) of Federation of Africa Medical Students’Associations (FAMSA), and Organising Chairperson, 2018 FAMSA General Assembly...

Tanzania is the first confirmed country in Africa to achieve a well-functioning, regulatory system for medical products according to the World Health Organization

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Medical News Today (MNT) and recent studies have given recipes for healthy diet this New Year, why green vegetables...

Edo State government has unveiled Yellow fever mass vaccination campaign, targeting 3 million people across 13 local council areas. The project is in collaboration with the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The vaccination campaign, which commenced yesterday would continue till December 24, 2018, having as its target, people…

As part of efforts to bolster Nigeria’s health security capacities and ensure that the country is better prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies, 19 federal agencies have come together to develop and launch the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) in Abuja. The plan, which was inaugurated yesterday, in Abuja,…

A new report by a global coalition that includes the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has outlined how to save sick and premature newborns from complications and death.

With about 6.7 per cent of Nigeria’s population having hearing impairment according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Kemi Remi-Dairo Hearing Foundation is raising awareness to reduce the rate of hearing loss in the country. To achieve this, the foundation will hold a thanksgiving service on Sunday, Dec. 16 at Victory Place 15, Ikeja, with…

Nigeria’s healthcare system is faced with different challenges ranging from inaccessible and unaffordable care, lack of infrastructure and information technology thereby limiting efforts to meet the health needs of its teeming population