Malariologist and Programme Manager, Osun State Malaria Elimination Programme, Dr Olufemi Oroge, talks to BOLA BAMIGBOLA about the need for improved investment in malaria control in Nigeria What is malaria?…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned of the ongoing cholera outbreak in South-Eastern Ethiopia. This warning came as the death toll in the outbreak…

The Nasarawa State branch of the Nigerian Red Cross Society in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Waste Management And Sanitation Authority on Friday embarked on a sensitisation campaign against Cholera…

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The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international…

The Group Managing Director of Beaconhill Smile, Dr Oluwaseun Akinbobola, has said the survival rate from oral cancer is around 90 per cent if detected early. Akinbobola said there was…

An old saying that continues to ring true and applies to most aspects of life is that prevention is better than cure. Prevention involves preparedness and foresight, with deliberate steps…

Mortein Insecticide manufactured by Reckitt Nigeria has signed a partnership agreement with Spar Stores to combat the spread of the malaria scourge in the country. The partnership, which was signed…

The United States Agency for International Development has completed its five-year social behaviour change research activity – Breakthrough Research Nigeria. This was contained in a statement obtained by our correspondent…

The KB KLUB of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has said poor oral hygiene can lead to chronic diseases, including hypertension and diabetes. Speaking at the General medical…