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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health challenges the world has ever faced, killing more than eight million people globally every year. Regional Director for Africa Dr…

Hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidly, a humanitarian charity said Tuesday. Doctors Without Borders, known by the French acronym MSF, said…

Over 1,000 health and financial experts and stakeholders will be brought together to brainstorm on health financing, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and asthma treatment at the 2023 Amaka Chiwuike-Uba International Asthma…

Physicians have raised concerns about low awareness of stroke risk factors among Nigerians, noting that despite being the second biggest killer globally, knowledge on how to possibly prevent or manage the medical condition is still…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved a law to stop the stealing of human organs and tissues, his health minister said on Tuesday, in a nation where women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries. Local media have…

The Nigerian Medical Association has urged President Bola Tinubu to appropriate health sector financing with the Abuja 2001 Declaration of at least 15 percent of the annual national budget. The NMA said this will abate medical tourism…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in as the 16th President of Nigeria at the Eagles Square in Abuja, before dignitaries from within Nigeria and outside, and diplomats. He assumed office at a time of unprecedented health crises,…

Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has appealed for the creation of a separate ministry for Diaspora, migration engagements by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The appeal is made in a goodwill message signed by…

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it vaccinated 30 million children in Nigeria in the last five years. The Communication Specialist, Mr Geoffrey Njoku, made the assertion in Kano during a two-day media dialogue. The…

Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single parent, making it difficult to find, let alone afford, child care in new cities. She and her then-8-month-old son were often forced to share a…