The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a significant recommendation for a new malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, aimed at combatting malaria among children throughout Africa.
In an official statement on its website,…
Osahon Enabulele, President of the World Medical Association, has highlighted the need for Nigeria to have more than 250,000 medical doctors to meet the doctor-to-patient ratio recommended by the World…
Vaccination stands as one of the most crucial measures to safeguard populations against various diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, influenza, and even…
On World Heart Day, AstraZeneca and its partners are commemorating nine years of dedicated efforts in the battle against hypertension through the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) program. Their mission is…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken decisive action to address the growing threat of cholera outbreaks by allocating $16 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies, as announced by…
UNICEF Nigeria has issued a grave warning regarding the dire need for widespread vaccination in response to the diphtheria outbreak that has resulted in over 453 deaths in the country.
The…
Stakeholders within the healthcare sector have raised concerns about the insufficient number of accredited laboratories in Nigeria, revealing that there are fewer than 30 ISO-accredited laboratories in the country.
During the…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced its commitment to provide free surgeries for Nigerian citizens as part of the Nur-Saudi Voluntary Campaign in Nigeria, in celebration of its 93rd…
President Bola Tinubu has called upon African anti-narcotic agencies to implement stringent measures against substance abuse and the illicit trafficking of drugs. He emphasized the importance of Africa liberating itself…