Thursday, October 29, 2026

Health

September 19, 2022

Ghana declares end of Marburg virus outbreak

Ghana’s president’s office has declared the end of a Marburg virus outbreak, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola confirmed in July.

Marburg virus
September 19, 2022

Monkeypox: China warns citizens against close contact with foreigners 

The comments came as the health bureau reported that a monkeypox case had been detected in someone described as an “international arrival” in Chongqing.

Monkeypox
September 18, 2022

Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms eight new cases as death toll hits 171

6,660 suspected cases have been reported in the country, with 25 states recording at least one confirmed case.

Lassa fever
September 18, 2022

UNICEF lauds increasing immunisation rate among Nigerian children

A total of 57 per cent of Nigerian children received all three doses of pentavalent vaccines.

NIS
September 18, 2022

Delta’s investment in health will reduce medical tourism abroad: Okowa

Mr Okowa said medical facilities his administration was building would provide first-class medical services to people who would have sought such abroad.

Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa
September 17, 2022

Unabating COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail Chinese Super League season

Life across much of China has come to a halt in recent months due to the country’s strict zero-Covid policy.

Chinese Super League
September 17, 2022

Three million people die yearly from wrong medication: WHO

About one in every four cases of preventable medication harm is clinically severe, or life-threatening, Ms Moeti said.

September 16, 2022

Ukraine using Kenya-made CPAP device to save premature babies

A Kenya-made device is saving the lives of premature Ukrainian babies with difficulty breathing, reducing babies’ mortality rate amid Russian invasion.

Pumani bubble CPAP
September 16, 2022

Resident doctors cancel planned strike, continue negotiations with Buhari regime

“When we examined those issues yesterday, we discovered that the 2022 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) had been released, and the payment was effected on Tuesday.”

Medical doctors in Nigeria
September 15, 2022

Expert raises alarm over increasing rate of mental disease in Plateau

“In Plateau, no household and community is exempted from mental disorder; from anxiety disorder, to depression and suicide, among others.

Mad people