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Scientists have convened in the United States city of Chicago for a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s biggest gathering of experts on cancer. At the annual event, which wraps up on Tuesday, doctors…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has called on Nigerians to support child routine immunization in the country, stating  that the federal government alone cannot drive the initiative of leaving no child behind.…

Dr Okai Aku, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), on Tuesday said safe motherhood was antidote to the onslaughts of maternal and neonatal mortalities. According to him he explained that the physical and…

A group, Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD), has stressed the importance of inclusive education in the empowerment of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and the attainment of their full potentials. Programme…

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is "out of control", according to the head of one of the world's biggest nursing groups. The comments come as  evidence of how Ghana's health system is…

The West African Health Organization (WAHO) says there has been population displacements, due to more or less generalised armed security crises on the continent. It says this beyond the consequences of refoulement, linked to the migratory…

Zipline,a drone delivery company, says it has delivered over 50,000 doses of immunisation vaccines to multiple health centres in Cross River to accelerate access to vaccine inoculations. Zipline said this was done to support the state…

Health workers’ union under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its 12-day-old strike. JOHESU National Vice President  Mr Obinna Ogbonna, said  the strike had been suspended due to the progress made during…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that the country needs a peacetime health system to be better prepared for the next pandemic. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this in…

A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily, according to clinical trial data released in Chicago at the largest annual conference of cancer specialists. Taking the drug osimertinib,…