Health
Millions of liver cancer cases traced to consumption of aflatoxin infected foods — HarvestField
As infection stunts 4 million children By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An agro-chemical giant, HarvestField Industries Limited, Wednesday, disclosed that millions of liver cancer cases are traced to consumption of
UK’s government advise on electoral act is wise counsel ― MBF
National President of MBF, Dr Bitrus Pogu By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has described as “wise counsel” the advise by the UK government urging the Nigerian
South Africa Resumes Administering Johnson & Johnson Jabs to Health Care Workers
South Africa has resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health care workers after a more than two-week pause in the use of the only Covid-19 inoculation in the
Healthy population: African leaders task on building health capacity
… As 8th Merck Foundation Luminary opens in Zambia By Chioma Obinna As Merck Foundation 8th Merck Africa- Asia Luminary conference opens, African leaders have been urged to focus on
Super gonorrhea now resistant to antibiotics — WHO
By Sola Ogundipe Gonorrhea one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world is becoming untreatable as cases of “super-gonorrhea” have been reported throughout the world. According to
Turkey Announces Full Lockdown in Bid to Halt Covid Surge
Turks will be required to stay mostly at home under a nationwide “full lockdown” starting on Thursday and lasting until May 17 to curb a surge in coronavirus infections and
Miscarriage Rates ‘43% Higher’ in Black Women
Black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white, research suggests. The Lancet analysis of data on 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries suggests being black
Healthcare Excellence Award 2021: PharmAccess partners NHEA to honour healthcare professionals
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja In recognition of impact and patriotism in Nigeria’s healthcare sector, a healthcare giant PharmAccess is partnering Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, NHEA, to host and honour
FG, Senate partner to end importation of syringes, needles
Micro-camera injectable with a syringe into human body By Gabriel Olawale The Senate has urged the Federal Government to come forward with a policy that will ensure that all government-funded
Project SafeUp distributes 1m PPE
By Chioma Obinna Project SafeUp, a partnership between My World of Bags, MWOB, and the Mastercard Foundation, has distributed over one million free Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, to schools, Nongovernmental
