Ekiti State Government has shut down five private health facilities for alleged sub-standard practice and use of unqualified medical personnel. The affected health facilities include Odunayo...
Infection, COVID-19 The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The remote island country...
Yellow Fever Cases The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA) says that an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Areas (LGA)...
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 The Director-General of the World Health Organization has hailed as “encouraging” Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement on Monday that their vaccine has in trials...
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech say the first vaccine they have developed against COVID-19 can prevent more than 90 percent of people from getting infected....
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that Nigeria may experience a second wave of the...
Malaria Dr Adeniyi Adelodun, a Medical Parasitologist, says malaria can be a death factor for pregnant women if not properly treated. Adelodun spoke at the Estate...
Coronavirus, Kwara Kwara government says two more persons have tested positive to Coronavirus in the state, bringing its total confirmed cases to 1,079. Spokesman of the...
Pre-eclampsia, Gynecologist advises pregnant women A Warri-based gynecologist, Dr Agnes Onotojah, has advised pregnant women to check their blood pressure regularly in order to avoid Pre-eclampsia....
NOVEMBER 5, 2020 The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has revealed that at least 122 million people in Nigeria are at risk of getting Neglected Tropical...