Health

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to reverse the ‘current internal drift’ of doctors and other healthcare workers in the state. The association made the appeal in a […]

There seems to be panic among citizens in Sweden after a patient in was admitted to hospital with a suspected case of Ebola, a highly infectious and potentially fatal disease, health care officials said Friday. […]

A six-week-old child simply called baby Benedicte has survived deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo. The six-week-old infant has been dubbed “a miracle’’ by Congo’s Ministry of Health for surviving Ebola which she caught as a […]

Dr. Muhammad Alkali, the Chairman, Bauchi State Agency for the of Control HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy And Malaria (BACATMA), says some HIV positive couples has given birth to 72 negative and healthy babies in the state. […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has charged African governments to improve funding support for HIV testing, care and treatment. WHO said that the improved funding support would ensure all citizens get access to the services […]

A new report, ‘Knowledge is Power’,  has revealed that an estimated 9.4 million people who are infected with HIV virus are not aware. According to the report, released by UNAIDS, 75 per cent of all people […]

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says there is need for states with high prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to legislate against the practice. Osinbajo expressed this view during an interaction with a team from […]

Couples could improve their s3x life by walking regularly, an expert Dr Ibrahim Oreagba has said. Oreagba, an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology in College of Medicine University of Lagos (CMUL), said […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says over 47 million Nigerians lack access to basic toilet facilities. Mr Raphael Nwozor, the UNICEF Water and Sanitation (WASH) Specialist, disclosed this in an interview with the News […]

It turns out holding in a fart to save face can have some pretty nasty consequences. While farting is a completely normal bodily function, some people don’t like to admit they ever do it. Whether you’re […]