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Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Jide Idris today announced that there was no evidence of Ebola infection or any other contagious infections in the remains of a Nigerian repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kenya…

Twenty-three public secondary health facilities, and the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital have  commenced electronic auditing of maternal and perinatal deaths to improve survival of the usually vulnerable groups. The initiative…

Ethiopia's Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes history as first African WHO  DG Member States of  the World Health Organisation (WHO) at the ongoing 70th World Health Assembly yesterday elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the…

Muslim community pledges support The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) in collaboration with the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health in Nigeria (PACFaH) a coalition of seven indigenous civil…

 Says cancer, renal, cardiac problems main NCDs killing Nigerians   The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, on Sunday said if governments of low-income nations fail to improve commitments to tackling the menace of cervical…

discovers high incidence of hypertension, diabetes Residents of Epe local government of Lagos State have been charged to adopt a good personal hygiene and live in good and clean environment to avoid the prevalent diseases in the…

FG says "Together we can prevent deaths" Cholera is an acute enteric infection characterized by vomiting, profuse dehydration and diarrhea (rice water stools).It is caused by ingestion of gram negative bacillus called Vibrio…

Out of over 276 Secondary School girls that were abducted by Boko Haram fighters in Chibok community, Borno State, in April 2014 no fewer than106  have regained freedom and are currently receiving psychosocial and other supports from the…

Africare, an international non-governmental organization based in Washington D.C., said in Abuja on Wednesday that its partnership with oil giant ExxonMobil, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) to mentor secondary school…

Experts say Lowering blood pressure's top number could prevent over 100,000  deaths a year More than 100,000 deaths could be prevented annually if adults with specific common risk factors for heart disease would engage in an…