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The Chairman of the Nigerian Heart Foundation, Prof. Basden Onwubere said, more than 70 percent of Nigerians who are living with High Blood Pressure (HBP), are unaware of it. Onwubere raised the alarm over the low level of awareness of…

Over 7,256 trained nurses in Nigeria relocated to the United Kingdom between March 2021 and March 2022. The figure is contained in an information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom on Thursday.…

The World Health Organisation issued an emergency use listing for Convidecia, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino Biologics, China, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by WHO for the prevention of COVID-19. WHO’s EUL…

According to a professor of Public Health, Dr. Tanimola Akande said, monkeypox can be transmitted by close face to face contact, hugging, and kissing. Prof. Akande also said, it can also be transmitted through body contact during sex.…

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to improving the health of Nigerians. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, on Thursday, made the government’s position known at the 6th National…

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has revealed that Nigeria is among the top 10 countries affected by severe wasting in children below five years. According to UNICEF data, India accounts for the greatest number of…

Nigeria gets second noma treatment centre, one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) is being built at the National Hospital, Abuja, to serve the needs of patients who require the services. Minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who…

The Director General, Cross River State Primary Healthcare Care Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the state. Ekpenyong said, “Over 600 suspected cases were detected and we had a Rapid…

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved for emergency use a single booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. FDA said, the booster dose, should come at least five months after the…

The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa has urged Nigerians to avoid bushmeat as a way to curb the spread of the monkeypox. According  to the NCDC boss, “I think it is important that we be…