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"Between 2012 to 2020, the UK government pledged and paid into the Nigeria FP commodities basket fund a total of...

WHO says only 0.5 per cent of vaccines had reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have...

This year, the approach to ensure that health security is prioritised and the pursuit of UHC is unhindered, formed the...

The partnership also involves developing a curriculum in schools for students to learn about basic sanitation.

A total of 10,027 cases of mild AEFI have been reported as of May 30, 2021

The new system applies to COVID-19 variants of concern -- the most troubling of which four are in circulation --...

Both the British and Indian variants of the virus are said to be more transmissible than other strains.

TFAs are common in baked goods, fries, pre-packaged foods, and cooking oils.

Only 64 are currently on admission for COVID-19 treatment in the state, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for...

With 9.2% of its COVID-19 patients dying from the disease, Mexico has the highest case fatality rate in the world.

FG says Nigeria still has the highest number of persons in the world defecating openly

He listed the concerned states to include Lagos, Oyo, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers and the federal capital territory, FCT.

Nigeria has an extremely low conviction rate for rape and sexual abuse

“If you have asthma, go around with your inhaler, except your symptoms of asthma are well controlled.”

The report says ''a series of bad decisions meant COVID-19 went on to kill at least 3.3 million people so...

World Asthma Day is one of the World’s Lung Days held internationally on the first Tuesday of May every year.

As Nigeria marks World Immunization Week for 2021 celebrated from April 24th - 30th every year, it is important to...

“Insecticide treated nets have become a core intervention for malaria control and have contributed greatly to the decline in disease...

The expert says the newly developed malaria vaccine has been proven to be highly effective.

Determining how the virus that causes COVID-19 first began spreading among humans is seen as vital to preventing future outbreaks.

‘There is already a stark gap between vaccination programmes in different countries, with some yet to report a single dose.’

COVAX’s aim of delivering 2 billion doses to participating countries by the end of 2021 is threatened by chronic under-investment,...

With only about 4.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Nigeria is still far from having enough vaccines to meet its...

The death toll from the disease in Nigeria has drastically reduced with only three fatalities recorded in nearly two weeks.

The claim that taking painkillers after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine is harmful and can lead to death is mostly true.