Hepatitis B more infectious than HIV – Expert
Dr Bello Kumo, a consultant Gastroenterologist with Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, says Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is more infectious than HIV. Kumo stated this in a paper entitled…
Ebola: Second patient dies in Uganda
Another person has died of Ebola in Uganda, just days after the first case was detected in the country, the health ministry said on Thursday. The 50-year-old woman who died…
Need To Reboot As Ebola Rages Out Of Control
AID organisations have been urged to re-strategise and focus on addressing persistent community fears, mistrust and insecurity as the Ebola outbreak continues unabated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Over 1m New Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections Recorded Every Day- WHO
Everyday, over one million new cases of curable Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are recorded among people aged 15 to 49 years, a World Health Organisation (WHO) research says. The data…
Kano Discovers New Polio Case — First In Three Years
A fresh case of Circulating Polio Virus (CPV) has been discovered in a sewage located at Darmanawa Ward in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State. The new incidence has…
Cholera: Nigeria Identify 83 Local Government Areas As ‘Hotspots’
As the rainy season begins, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has identified 83 local government areas as “hotspots” for cholera in the country. The agency says three states,…
850,000 Nigerians At Risk Of Poisoning From Mercury Use – WHO
The World Health Organisation has revealed that about 850,690 people in the country are at risk of mercury poisoning. A statement from the organisation said that in at least 12…
NAFDAC Uncover Illegal Alcohol Factory In Akwa Ibom
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal factory that produces and circulates fake alcoholic beverages in Akwa Ibom State. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Moji…
Anambra Doctors Reject New Minimum Wage, Insist On Strike
Resident doctors of Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital have rejected the new minimum wage offer presented to them by the state governor, Willie Obiano. The doctors have…
Sickle Cell And The Journey Of A Septuagenarian
What I have tried to do by writing about Sickle cell is to encourage, inspire and give pointers to people with loved ones who have the disease. I hope you…
