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... Minister Urges Regular Check With statistic showing that 40,800 persons died of diabetes related-cases in Nigeria last year, the Minister of Health, Isaac F. Adewole, has urged adult Nigerians to have their sugar level tested at an…

DR NIYI'S CLINIC Dear doctor, I’m a single 23 years old lady.  Two months ago, I noticed a soft swelling on my private part. Although it is not painful, it becomes more pronounced each time I have sex. I went to a nearby laboratory two…

FBN Holdings Plc is demonstrating its commitment to support people living with disabilities in its through by organising an advocacy campaign for the World Cerebral Palsy Day.                         To this end, the organisation is …

... WHO releases new air quality model A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. WHO says some 3 million deaths a year are linked to exposure to…

Ranks 187 out 190 countries Franc is healthiest as No 1 Latest ranking by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the health systems of its 191 member states has placed Nigeria among the five countries with the worst health systems in…

With an alarming rate of over one million deaths from mosquito vector disease worldwide, medical experts and epidemiologists in Africa have advocated a total control of the insect through proper planning as the way out of the…

Resident doctors in Nigeria, appear set for another showdown with the Federal Government as they have given the federal and state governments a September 30 deadline to implement all pending issues affecting the health sector in the…

Welcome to Dr. NIYI’S CLINIC,  the medical world of Dr. Niyi O. Tolu, NHO’s new writer. A medical professional with passion for people and the promotion of good health, Dr. Niyi will be writing a weekly column on health care in a very…

The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday: a crippled toddler found in an area newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Two cases were discovered last month among…

Confirmed in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Rivers States WHO expert committee releases updates from affected countries ABUJA – Five confirmed cases of Lassa Fever have been reported from four states of Nigeria within the week 24th…