FG makes mental health treatment, education more accessible in South-East

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The Federal Government, through the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has concluded plans to make treatment and education on mental health more accessible to rural...

Wellcome, Gates Foundation funds new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in 100 years...

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Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced funding, to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E (M72), through a Phase III...

Fake Dostinex tablet in circulation NAFDAC warns public

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The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has drawn the attention of the public to fake Dostinex tablet in circulation. NAFDAC...

Belgium’s ex-king Albert II hospitalised

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Belgium’s former king Albert II, aged 89, was hospitalised early Tuesday with signs of dehydration, a royal palace spokesman said. The ex-king “was admitted to...

Zipline delivers blood products to health facilities in Kaduna

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Zipline is an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones. In a statement issued by the company on Monday, 26 June 2023,...

Côte d’Ivoire: A hospital saves premature babies with the “Kangaroo method”

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Mounira is barely 40 centimeters tall. Mouth open, cheek flat against her mother's chest, this baby born almost two months prematurely is growing thanks...

DR Congo’s former health minister cleared of covid funds fraud

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A former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prosecuted and briefly detained in 2021 for an alleged embezzlement of funds...

WHO declares end to Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea

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The UN's health agency on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a...

Tinubu begs striking health workers to return to work

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President Bola Tinubu has pledged his administration's commitment to the revival of the country’s health sector in order to restore public confidence. The president stated...

Tobacco kills 8m people globally every year , says WHO

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health challenges the world has ever faced, killing more than...