International collaborators pledge to promote the progression of evidence-based conventional, alternative,...
The inaugural Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023, organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which took place in the western state of Gujarat, Gandhinagar,...
Men’s genital human papillomavirus prevalence estimates worldwide and by region: a...
Almost one in three men over the age of 15 have at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV) type, and one in five have...
Despite renewable energy prospects, basic energy access lags, according to a...
2.3 billion people are dependent on dangerous cooking fuels, while 675 million people lack access to electricity.
The world is not on track to meet...
WHO introduces a single source of data on drug dependence
Today saw the inauguration of a new information hub where users can access all technical reports and materials on drug dependence on one website.
The...
WHO Director-General Bestows Posthumous Award on the Late Henrietta Lacks
Recognizes her Life, Legacy, and Contribution to Medical Science
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General’s award, recognizing the...
Ex-NAFDAC DG Dora Akunyili’s husband murdered in Anambra
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening murdered Dr. Chike, husband to late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,...
COVID-19: Fully vaccinated couple dies one minute apart
A fully vaccinated married couple with underlying health conditions has died of COVID-19 a minute apart from each other.
59-year-old Cal Dunham and his 66-year-old...
COVID-19: 1.8m Nigerians fully vaccinated, says NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency says over 1.8 million eligible people have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus six months after...
Nigerians will have to learn to live with COVID-19, says Ihekweazu
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic had shown that COVID-19 is a disease, which...
Lagos COVID-19 infections surpass 76,000 — Commissioner
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state stands at 76,201.
Abayomi made the disclosure...
