A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that around 2.6 million people die annually due to alcohol consumption.
The WHO, in a statement released Tuesday, said the deaths account for 4.7 percent of all deaths and that...
Zamfara State Health Commissioner Aisha Anka says no fewer than 950,000 women in the state are at high risk of maternal death.
Anka said this on Monday in Gusau, the state capital, during the opening ceremony of a five-day workshop...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert over a counterfeit batch of Giga-S injection identified in Aba, Abia State.
NAFDAC, in a post published on its X page on Monday, noted that...
Nigeria has recorded 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected cases of cholera in 107 local government areas (LGAs) in 31 states as of Monday.
The deaths represent a case fatality rate of 3.5 percent since the beginning of 2024, according to...
The Lagos State Government says deaths from the cholera outbreak in the state have increased from 15 to 21, while infections have also increased from 350 to 401.
The Special Adviser on Health to the Lagos State Governor, Kemi Ogunyemi,...
The Lagos State Government has clarified its position on the cause of the cholera outbreak currently ravaging the state.
News reports had earlier suggested that consumption of an unregistered tiger nut drink allegedly sold in the Eti-Osa local government area...
Various investigations by scientists and medical experts have suggested that malaria, and particularly repeated episodes, could be responsible for hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
A recent report in the Lancet Global Health Journal, a leading health journal, evaluated around 10...
Suspected cholera cases in Lagos have risen to 423 as the state recorded six additional new infections as of June 20.
The Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, revealed this on his Instagram on Saturday morning, 24 hours after announcing an...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a resurgence of cholera cases in countries in Africa, East Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by an intestinal infection by the bacteria...
In some countries, counterfeit medications for weight loss and diabetes have been detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a statement this Thursday.
The counterfeit drug is semaglutide, a type used to treat type two diabetes and obesity.
According to...
