Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on mass vaccination drives to expand coverage and protect populations...
“Contracting Lassa fever was a very bad experience”, says 41 years old Marian Oyinbor, a resident of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area (LGA), Edo...
The ongoing reforms within the health sector received a boost following the launch of a Centre of Excellence for Cancer Research and Training at the...
The Ministry of Health has launched revised key policy documents that will guide the management of Tuberculosis and Asthma in the country. Acting Director-General for...
Although cancer care has improved significantly in many African countries over the past decade, challenges in prevention, detection and treatment services, as well as financial...
Nigerian Government last week began the administration of Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccination in the country. This information was revealed by the Minister of...
Almost two years after Africa identified its first case of COVID-19 (14 February 2020), the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, if current trends continue,...
The House of Representatives Tuesday urged the National Drugs Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria to liaise with...
Lagos State Government has inaugurated its Secondary School Eye Health Programme in continuation of its effort to reduce visual impairment and eye conditions that could...
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to strengthening their collaboration on a broad range...