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Nigeria still faces challenges to eliminate…
Director-general, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Sani Aliyu, has disclosed that Nigeria is still…
‘US has invested over $5bn to fight HIV/AIDS in…
The United States (US) Mission Nigeria has said that the US Government has invested over $5 billion in its response…
Exploring opportunities in AI to bridge Nigeria’s…
Machines are not likely to replace doctors, at least not in any foreseeable future, but through Artificial…
Habits that can trigger mental illness
Some mental illnesses have been attributed to habits formed overtime due to unhelpful lifestyle patterns, mental…
Why HIV/AIDS prevalence remains high in Nigeria
Day after day, Musa Isiaka, 34 years old and a security guard in Lagos, looked at the rashes on his skin, but could…
Diabetes and Travel
In Nigeria about 5.5 percent of Nigerians have diabetes and about 4 million have Type 2 (Adult onset) Diabetes. In…
LUTH resident doctors embark on “indefinite”…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Arabia, chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has…
USAID ends activity supporting 625,000 AIDS orphans,…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has concluded a five-year activity that provided…
NCDC confirms yellow fever outbreak in Edo
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed an outbreak of the yellow fever in Edo State.
In a…
Habits that can trigger mental illness
Some mental illnesses have been attributed to habits formed overtime due to unhelpful lifestyle patterns,…
‘Banana lowers blood pressure’
Banana, that yellowish skinned fruits, has a lot of benefits as it contains more vitamins than other fruits.…
Health benefits of coconut milk
Coconut milk is a white, milky substance extracted from the flesh of mature coconuts. It can benefit health in…