Mobile technology can improve access to healthcare in Nigeria – if it’s regulated
Evidence from low- and middle-income countries suggests that digital and mobile communication technology can improve management of diseases.
Evidence from low- and middle-income countries suggests that digital and mobile communication technology can improve management of diseases.
The response to these interlinked crises needs to be comprehensive, cross-sectoral and it needs to be rapidly mobilised from national...
The WHO receives the majority of its funding from two primary sources. The first is membership dues from countries, which...
What happens next in Cuba will depend largely on the amount of testing. An indicator of commitment to this task...
Several states across Nigeria have suspended congregational prayers in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus.
After becoming disillusioned with the study of law, Semmelweis moved to the study of medicine.
A government is using mobile phone data, credit card information and facial recognition software to track people who test positive...
"...Patients transmit COVID-19 more effectively at the beginning of their illness, or even before they know they are sick."
This is the week the number of people infected with coronavirus worldwide officially exceeds two million. Since this figure only...
In Nigeria, 145 babies are born to every 1,000 girls aged 15-19 annually.
Ventilators help patients breathe by assisting the lungs to inhale and exhale air. They are used to treat pneumonia, brain...
In 1996, Harry was a founding member and columnist for the Nigerian national daily newspaper, The Post Express. Harry used...
Some countries are requiring everyone to wear a surgical mask at least in potentially high people density, closed spaces.
Simply put, the difference between these three scenarios of disease spread is a matter of scale.
"All coronavirus (es) are zoonotic. They start off in animals and can then ... be passed on to humans."
Not all these measures are the same, and nor are preventive measures an all-or-nothing measure. Some degree of social distancing...
Over less than three decades, Nollywood has gained an international reputation and inspired new film industries across Africa.
The production of lead batteries is growing rapidly in Africa as the market for lead batteries expands.
There have been initiatives in Nigeria to develop local technology. But in my experience, these initiatives fail to get traction.
By taking ownership of English and using it as their own medium of expression, Nigerians have made, and are continuing...
Moi was not educated abroad, nor did he rise through the ranks of the military. He was from a small...
The concept of the WHO declaring global public health emergencies first arose after the 2003 Sars coronavirus outbreak.
"Nigeria’s border closure may be a precursor. More incidents like this can be expected as the realities of free trade...
Oxygen is vital for life, so much so that cells can sense when there isn't enough and adapt almost instantly....
As the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, Lagos naturally draws lots of people to it – good and bad.
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