A deadly disease caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” is fast spreading in Japan, especially in Tokyo, following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Known as streptococcal…
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Findings in Benue State have revealed that over 200 babies were born in a single month to displaced mothers in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp.…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that more than 200 diseases stem from consuming food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances like heavy metals.…
The Republic of Benin as well as neighbours Liberia and Sierra Leone embarked on a sweeping malaria vaccine programme on Thursday under an Africa-centric project that…
A 26-year-old Kenyan psychologist Mercy Nashipai says she is dedicated to combating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in her country. She is also advocating for girls’ rights…
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Kaltume Ahmed said on Thursday that the state recorded 32,297 Tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2023. Speaking at a…
Nigeria has been the first country to receive the new Meningitis Vaccine meningitis vaccine from the Vaccine Alliance-funded global stockpile which was provided by the United…
The world is teetering on the edge of a cancer epidemic, according to a chilling new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The report, released…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a grave warning and emergency appeal, stating that over 166 million people worldwide require urgent health assistance. In an…
Cape Verde, an island in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal with 500,000 residents follows Mauritius in 1973 and Algeria in 2019, after WHO certified…