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AstraZeneca expands Healthy Heart Africa programme to non-communicable diseases
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos AstraZeneca has set out a new ambition for Healthy Heart Africa, its flagship health…
US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu
The United States and Europe are taking steps to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines that could…
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
Data crunched by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more than a…
WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the world, UN…
WEF report makes economic case for increased oral health investment
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Investing in oral health pays dual dividends in the form of improved overall health…
NSIA-LUTH says over 10,000 cancer patients treated in five years
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH’s) Chief Medical Director, Wasiu Adeyemo, says the NSIA-LUTH Cancer Centre (NLCC), has treated…
NAFDAC issues alert on Caro White Skin lotion
…Warns users risk endocrine disruption By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and…
‘Critical gaps’ in understanding climate change fuel tropical disease spread
A comprehensive review by the UN health agency has revealed critical gaps in understanding the full impact of…
Tinubu govt bans foreign-made syringes, needles in hospitals
The federal government has mandated all chief medical directors and medical directors of federal tertiary hospitals to procure…
U.S. contributed $914 million towards fight against malaria in Nigeria since 2011: Report
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said the U.S. government, through its Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI),…