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By Dr Awosusi Bayodele Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infection that usually attacks the lungs. It is a chronic granulomatous infection that is caused by bacteria and primarily affect the pulmonary system. It can also spread to other…

Reports come in daily from Nigeria’s military and other security formations, notifying the public of their officers exploits as they combat criminals comprising terrorists, bandits, herders, cattle rustlers, abductors, vandals and other…

Oral health touches every aspect of our lives but is often taken for granted. The mouth is a window into the health of the body. It can show signs of nutritional deficiencies or general infection. Systemic diseases, those that affect…

Amid statistics showing that one out of four Nigerians has the sicke cell traits, a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology,  Abosede  Afolabi, has called on the government to formulate  a policy on universal new-born…

Isaac Ahemesah has been involved in the AIDS response for almost 25 years, the last 16 of which were spent working for UNAIDS in various positions across Africa. His most recent assignment has been as a Fast-Track Adviser in the UNAIDS…

To coordinate 'Oral Health Portal' which debuts on May 20 Dr. Awosusi Bayodele Ayodeji, a practising dentist, will start writing for Africa Health Times  and its sister publication, the Nigeria Health Online from  Monday May…

Says strict adherence reduces the risk of HIV from sex by 90% In order achieve  “zero level”  HIV/AIDS infections or keep it to the barest minimal in Nigeria, the Federal Government has been urged to provide Pre-…

According to Graceanne Svendsen, the practice manager at Shafer Plastic Surgery and Laser Center in New York City, anal bleaching which he also calls “unisex intimate bleaching”,  is the process of applying chemicals to the skin around…

With the increasing rate of teenage pregnancies in Nigeria, Rebecca Ejifoma, who spoke to four teenage mothers, chronicles their anguish and the urgent need for sexuality education and reproductive health communication for the girl…

By the time Kambale Kombi Vianey arrived at the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo information late November, he was at death’s door. In the week since falling ill, he’d initially been…