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Caveat emptor: ‘Mai Shayi’ lacing tea with hard drugs, NAFDAC warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to…

NAFDAC warns Nigerians against `Maishayi’ tea

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians to…

WHO releases protective equipment against CoVID-19 to 21 countries

The World Health Organisation has released supplies of personal protective equipment to 21 countries…

Coronavirus: what we know so far

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple…

Coronavirus: Death toll now over 500 as WHO says no known effective treatment for infection

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 490 as…

Australia confirms 14th coronavirus case

Australia has confirmed its 14th case of the coronavirus. Dr Jeannette Young, the chief…

Coronavirus: Nigeria, South Africa, 11 others as top risk African countries

The World Health Organisation have listed Nigeria and twelve other nations as high-risk African…

Fire razes WHO storage facility in Osun

The World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccination storage facility at the Ayegbaju Market in Osogbo,…

With current tools, we are still far from a malaria-free world – WHO [See full report]

Malaria experts have warned that the world will not be able to bring the…

Scientists, a step closer to curing deadly Ebola

Scientists are a step closer to being able to cure the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic…

WHO announces plan to declare Nigeria polio-free

The World Health Organisation  (WHO) has said that in a few months time, it…

‘Global health emergency’ is declared over Ebola outbreak as priest, 46, dies in DR Congo 

Ebola has been declared an international health emergency after a patient brought the disease…

WHO to tackle mental health disorders in Nigeria

Worried by the surge in mental health disorders, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has…

91 million people fall ill in Africa annually due to unsafe food

An estimated 91 million people fall ill each year in Africa due to the…

WHO corrects self, says ‘Burn-out’ is an ‘occupational phenomenon’ not disease

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that "burn-out" remains an "occupational phenomenon" that could…