health

Kano deaths worrisome, undertakers say

Some undertakers in Kano State have expressed worries over the unexplained surge in deaths…

Bauchi records three new coronavirus cases, toll now 14

The Bauchi State Ministry of Health has announced three more positive cases of Coronavirus…

Coronavirus: Fact vs. fiction

U.S. President Donald Trump’s musings about whether disinfectants and ultraviolet light can be inserted…

Covid-19: Nigeria tests less than 11k as South Africa tests 161k; Ghana, 100,622; Egypt, 90,000; 

At  6.03pm on Sunday, www.worldometers.info reported that Ghana with 1,550 confirmed cases and a…

Cholera kills one in Ebonyi, 68 successfully treated

The Ebonyi State Government has described as untrue reports of mass cholera-related deaths in…

Oyo confirms three fresh COVID-19 cases

The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has confirmed three new coronavirus cases in the…

2020 Malaria Day: Malaria not on recess – Group

The Executive Director of International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH), Moji Makanjuola,…

Covid-19: Brazil stops chloroquine study after patients die

A Brazilian study investigating whether the anti-malaria drug chloroquine was effective in treating patients…

Ekiti buries coronavirus victim, bans inter-state movement of corpses

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, on Friday, said the health worker…

Zamfara records first two coronavirus victims

Zamfara state has for the first time recorded two Coronavirus victims. In a broadcast…

ECOWAS Heads of Govt. pledge 15% of budget to healthcare

Heads of States and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…

Kano to shut down private clinics treating COVID-19 patients

The Kano state Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) has directed the 300 private…

U.S. says it will not partake in WHO global drugs, vaccine initiative launch

The United States will not take part in the launching of a global initiative…

Research shows salt substitutes could largely reduce cardiovascular disease deaths

Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health in Australia said that the blood…

Ruby Princess cruise ship hit by coronavirus finally leaves Australia

The cruise ship solely responsible for about 10 per cent of all coronavirus cases…