health

COVID-19: Barbie creates doll of Oxford vaccine designer Sarah Gilbert to inspire girls

American Barbie maker, Mattel, has created a doll in honour of the scientist who…

Breastfeeding acts as babies’ first vaccine – UN

Two senior officials of the United Nations have called on governments to make breastfeeding-friendly…

COVID-19: Nigeria records 11 deaths, 444 new infections – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 11 coronavirus-related deaths in the…

FIFA launches campaign on mental health awareness

The world football body, FIFA, on Monday, launched an UN-backed campaign designed to raise…

Polio: Jigawa targets 1.7m children for second round immunisation

The Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA), says it has targeted about 1.7…

COVID-19: Eight deaths reported in one week as Lagos isolation centre admits 200 patients

As the third wave of the pandemic continues to experience some spikes in the…

NARD begins indefinite strike on Monday to protest doctors’ welfare

The National Association of Resident Doctors will on Monday embark on an indefinite strike…

COVID-19: Policeman shoots student for not wearing face mask in DR Congo

A policeman has shot a student for failing to wear a face mask while…

COVID-19: One in 75 persons infected in UK

The number of people with COVID-19 continued to rise across the United Kingdom, with…

COVID-19: Nigeria records 184 new cases, discharges 32 patients – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded additional 184 COVID-19…

Abia hospital sacks six doctors for allegedly abandoning patients

The Chief Medical Director of Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Dr Shedrack Offiah, said…

Cholera outbreak cause of seven deaths in Enugu market – Commissioner

The Enugu Ministry of Health says the strange deaths of seven persons recorded in…

Sokoto hospital suspends nurse accused of piercing baby’s eyes over academic carryover

Following the allegation that she pricked the eyes of a newborn baby to avenge…

NCDC records 132 new COVID-19 cases, zero death

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported additional 132 new cases of…

Surgical Error: Doctors transplant kidney into wrong patient 

An inquest is currently looking into the case of how doctors in an Ohio…