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As Africa approaches a critical juncture in the fight against polio, World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has called for renewed commitment to eradicate the disease across the continent.…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), has advocated the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) through an End Female Genital Mutilation Inter-Secondary School…

In a bid to eradicate cancer ailment amongst her citizens across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State, Kwara State Government has flagged off a free breast and cervical cancer screening at Bode Saadu Primary Health Center, in Moro…

Pink Africa Foundation says the survival rate of patients with breast cancer in Nigeria is still low due to late detection and poor awareness. Mr Victor Ekpo, the Executive Director of the Foundation said this on Monday in…

The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of 10 persons following a cholera outbreak in the state. Dr Egwuonwu Samuel, Director of Medical Services, disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Guild of Medical…

Dr Joseph Okoeguale, Director of Viral and Emergent Pathogens, Control and Research, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, said Edo had recorded 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths between December and March this year. Okoeguale…

The Advocacy for Widows Empowerment Foundation (ADWEF), has advised older people to pay attention to their health by adopting healthy lifestyles and diets, to reduce risks of ailments associated with aging. The President of the…

The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), on Saturday, held a breast cancer awareness campaign in military barracks in Birnin Kebbi as part of activities lined up for the 2024 Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event…

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386 cases since the cholera outbreak on September 24. Ekuma made this known to newsmen on Saturday during the donation of medical…

In a heated senate meeting at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, medical professors raised their voices in protest against contentious criteria set for the Vice-Chancellor position. The meeting, aimed at…