With five West African countries reporting outbreaks of Lassa fever, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has scaled up its efforts to support the region’s response.…
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Lassa Fever: Nigeria’s death toll rises to 57
The current Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has so far killed at least 57 people, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Friday. According…
View More Lassa Fever: Nigeria’s death toll rises to 57Measles cases in Europe tripled last year, WHO says
Measles cases in Europe tripled between 2017 and 2018 to 82,596 – the highest number recorded this decade, data from the World Health Organization shows. While vaccination…
View More Measles cases in Europe tripled last year, WHO saysTanzania male MPs face circumcision call to stop HIV spread
A female MP in Tanzania has called for checks to determine whether or not her male colleagues have undergone circumcision – a procedure known to…
View More Tanzania male MPs face circumcision call to stop HIV spreadMosquitoes ‘put off biting’ by human diet drugs
Scientists say they may have found a way to reduce the appetite of blood-hungry mosquitoes, by giving them human diet drugs. This left them feeling…
View More Mosquitoes ‘put off biting’ by human diet drugsCivil Society calls for stringent measures to check sale of tobacco to Nigerian minors
Civil society groups working on tobacco control in Nigeria on Thursday called for firm enforcement of the National Tobacco Act which prohibits the sale of…
View More Civil Society calls for stringent measures to check sale of tobacco to Nigerian minorsBeer before wine? It makes no difference to a hangover
“Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine, wine before beer and you’ll feel queer” – many of us may swear by this time-honoured tip when…
View More Beer before wine? It makes no difference to a hangoverIt’s Official: Nigeria gravely lacks doctors to address citizens’ health needs
Nigeria, Africa’s largest country, is in dire need of doctors to meet the health needs of its citizens, official statistics show. Only one medical doctor…
View More It’s Official: Nigeria gravely lacks doctors to address citizens’ health needsScreen time: Children advised not to use electronic devices at dinner
Mobile phones should be banned from the dinner table and bedtimes as part of a healthy approach to devices, the UK’s four chief medical officers…
View More Screen time: Children advised not to use electronic devices at dinner