The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm on the rise in alcohol-related deaths globally. It said that alcoholics die through violence, injuries, mental health problems and diseases like cancer and stroke. According to WHO’s global status report on alcohol and health 2018 released at the weekend, more than three million people died as…

Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year -- more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday, adding that men are particularly at risk. The UN health agency's latest report on alcohol and health pointed out that alcohol causes more than one in 20 deaths globally each year,…

Scientists have predicted an increase in cases of water and mosquito-borne diseases. The forecast followed flooding in several communities across...

One child under 15 years of age dies every five seconds globally, while children from Nigeria and other sub-Sahara African countries are 60 times...

Some 186,840 of the 180 million Nigerians are expected to get cancer this year, and the patients are more likely to die because of poor healthcare. A new data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) tagged World Cancer League Table rated Nigeria 157th among 185 countries with cancer. Even as the ranking…

Until now, some Nigerians did physical exercises basically to shed weight and to get fitter. But the trend has changed.

GAVI Champion for Africa and Founder, Avon Medical Practice, Dr. Awele Elumelu, has joined other global health leaders at a photo exhibition organised by GAVI...

As part of Lagos State’s all inclusive policy, the governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has lauded mothers with children living with disabilities for their devoted time and support in catering for them.

There are fresh concerns that every individual living in Nigeria will likely be infected with tuberculosis if swift and adequate responses are not taken.

Food fortification has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Copenhagen Consensus and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as one of the top four strategies for decreasing micronutrient malnutrition at the global level. Fortification simply means the addition of vitamins and minerals to food products to prevent nutritional deficiencies. Fortified foods, therefore,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that malaria remains the must deadly disease in the northeast region of Nigeria...

Standard-bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has pledged to revive the health sector, if elected. He gave the promise in a chat with journalists in Osogbo, shortly after a debate organised by the national body of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), led by Dr. Francis Faduyile. He said he would provide…