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Hungry Minds: Effects of Malnutrition on Nigerian Children [MUST READ]

In a country where nearly two-thirds of the population lives on less than $2 a day, rising food prices have become a quiet yet...

Leo Igwe: UN and Missing Link in Protection of Persons With Albinism in Africa [MUST READ]

As the commemorative decade of the United Nations’ resolution establishing the independent expert on the rights of persons with albinism approaches, it is pertinent to review...

Fact-Check: Misinformation Debunked on HPV Vaccine’s Role in Fertility and Population Control

ABUJA, Nigeria - Claims made by Ahmed Isah, the host of the Brekete family radio programme, stating that the Human Papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine is...

Coronavirus: 10 Things The World Health Organization Wants You To Know #CoronavirusOutbreak

The coronavirus outbreak has stirred some panic across the world, with many confused as to what can be done to stop this virus from...

Only 200 Psychiatric Doctors Serving Over 180 Million Nigerians – Consultant

Jide Raji, a psychiatric consultant with the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, has lamented the shortage of qualified psychiatric doctors in Nigeria. He told The...

Following Setback Under Buhari, Nigeria Set To Be Polio Free

The World Health Organisation, WHO, Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria will be polio free by August 2018. Dr Igbu made this...

Robert Mugabe Appointed WHO’s ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ On Diseases

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been appointed as a “goodwill ambassador” of the World Health Organisation (WHO), to help tackle non-communicable diseases. New WHO...

Ebola Resurfaces In Democratic Republic Of Congo, One Confirmed Dead

An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo that began April 22 has resulted in at least one death and possibly two...

Nigeria Has Received 500,000 Doses Of Meningitis C Vaccines – WHO

Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has said. The doses were sent...

WHO Commends Nigerian Gov’t For Response To Meningitis Outbreak

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has commended Nigeria for its swift response to tackle the meningitis epidemic in some parts of the country. The country...

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