Health

Lagos State Government has reiterated its readiness to prevent, detect and respond to potential Ebola threats, urging residents to remain...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has announced the provision of a N100,000 weekly allowance for each of...

Public health physicians have warned that El Niño-related weather changes could increase Nigerians’ risk of heat-related illnesses, waterborne diseases and...

French health authorities on Thursday announced the world’s first documented case of human infection with the Shamonda virus. ‎‎The patient...

‎A new case of the deadly Ebola virus has been confirmed in Abuja, Peoples Gazette can report. ‎‎Health authorities in...

The Kenyan government has confirmed four new cases of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...

‎The International Committee of the Red Cross says admissions for malnutrition have risen by 18 per cent at its supported...

Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola virus disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, linked to the initial case,...

Sanitation and menstrual health businesses in Nigeria are struggling to access credit, operators have said, as the Development Bank of...

By Emmanuel Onwuka ‎‎At just 16 years old, Abubakar Salau was receiving treatment for snuff addiction at the psychiatry ward...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 8,787 cases...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has recorded 1,115 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and...

Kenyan authorities on Tuesday confirmed the first case of Ebola virus infection in a citizen who lived in the Democratic...

‎Jenny-Glo Hospitals, Abuja, is set to strengthen the capacity of medical practitioners in minimally invasive gynaecological procedures with a specialised...

The Enugu government has pledged to intensify efforts to improve sexual, reproductive, maternal and neonatal health services across healthcare facilities....

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 4,018, with 8,300...

Uganda on Thursday began a five-day nationwide free measles vaccination campaign targeting children aged nine months to five years. ‎...

The Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, has handed over six youth and adolescent-friendly centres to...

The Senator representing the Adamawa South Senatorial District, Binos Yaroe, has unveiled an upgraded mobile hospital to enhance healthcare delivery...

The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has raised concern over the growing exposure of young Nigerians to cardiovascular diseases, linking the...

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have exceeded 8,000, with the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

The Society for Family Health (SFH) has handed over its integratE project to the Kano State government after training community...

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Kogi chapter, has urged the state government to employ at least two veterinary doctors...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expanded its prequalification programme to include more life-saving medical devices, including contraceptives and tuberculosis...

About four in five cancer patients globally who require biomarker testing do not receive the testing needed to guide their...

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, says pharmacists are integral members of Nigeria’s healthcare system and...

About 80 health workers from 32 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, have been trained to expand access to Human...

‎The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing signs of decline, although transmission remains active in...

The World Health Organisation says new evidence shows that smoking may reduce the chances of conceiving, linking tobacco use to...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

The World Health Organisation says the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 6,000 reported cases and...

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, says Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preventio‎n (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for stronger...

‎Moderna has commenced a Phase 1 clinical trial of its experimental vaccine developed to protect against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a move...

‎Health authorities and humanitarian partners are set to open the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) biggest Ebola treatment centre this...

The United Nations has approved a $2 million allocation from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to reinforce Ebola preparedness...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments and global partners to intensify efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as...

French health authorities have confirmed the country's first case of Ebola after a doctor returning from the Democratic Republic of...

The Plateau State Government has reported a worsening cholera outbreak in Mangu Local Government Area, where the number of suspected...