10 things to know about hypertension
Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide, including in Nigeria. Unfortunately, not many people know they have the condition because they are not diagnosed and remain…
Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide, including in Nigeria. Unfortunately, not many people know they have the condition because they are not diagnosed and remain…
A non-governmental organization, Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria has decried the alarming rate of malnutrition among girls, and women and the poor budgetary allocation to nutrition in…
The Okoroafor Chinaza Ogechi Foundation on Tuesday urged women and girls to embrace menstrual hygiene. The foundation said this during its sensitisation outreach at the Internally Displaced People camp in…
All hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly increased risk of breast cancer, including the increasingly popular progestogen-only pills, according to a study published on Tuesday. The researchers who carried out the study…
Tanzania on Tuesday confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-west Kagera region. This…
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged countries to work together to prevent future epidemics and pandemics. Ghebreyesus made the call in a…
The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that 78 million children in Nigeria were exposed to the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats. UNICEF Nigeria Chief…
As Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2023 World Down syndrome Day scheduled for March 21, PUNCH HealthWise, in this report, examines the difficulties of parenting children with…
Experts have urged Nigerians to embrace getting vaccinated against shingles, noting that vaccination significantly decreased the incidence and burden of the disease. They stressed that person with weak immune system…
Public medical experts have cautioned Nigerians experiencing excessive sweating against ignoring it, noting that they should seek the help of health experts to know the cause. They noted that excessive…