The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has decried the exit of about 10 consultant physicians from the services of the Nasarawa State Government over poor…
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Views From Rwanda: Why African countries should improve welfare, capacity of Community Health Workers
Community Health Workers in many African countries are increasingly complaining about their welfare. Their major concern is that they are being sidelined and undermined,…
View More Views From Rwanda: Why African countries should improve welfare, capacity of Community Health WorkersLassa Fever: Five new deaths recorded in three states
Five new deaths have been recorded in three states in the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak ravaging the country since the beginning of the year. The…
View More Lassa Fever: Five new deaths recorded in three statesThe woman who doesn’t feel pain
Jo Cameron only realises her skin is burning when she smells singed flesh. She often burns her arms on the oven, but feels no pain…
View More The woman who doesn’t feel painNAPTIP raids motel, arrests suspects in Lugbe
Human trafficking: NAPTIP in battle with human traffickers By Kadiri Abdulrahman Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on…
View More NAPTIP raids motel, arrests suspects in LugbeBangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birth
A Bangladeshi woman has given birth to twins almost one month after delivering a premature baby boy, her doctor told the BBC. Arifa Sultana, 20,…
View More Bangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birthNumber of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000
Number of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000 The number of Ebola cases in Congo has exceeded 1,000, the country’s health ministry said, as the…
View More Number of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000Sugary drinks flagged again for cause of cardiovascular disease
Sugary drinks linked with cardiovascular disease A new research has linked sugar-sweetened drinks with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The study published…
View More Sugary drinks flagged again for cause of cardiovascular diseaseHow hospital, NCDC saved Lassa fever patients with free treatment
Prof. Sylvanus Okogbenin, Chief Medical Director (CMD) Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) Jessica Onyegbula Prof. Sylvanus Okogbenin, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital…
View More How hospital, NCDC saved Lassa fever patients with free treatmentDogs can smell epileptic seizures
By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News French scientists say they have proof that dogs can pick up the smell of an epileptic…
View More Dogs can smell epileptic seizures