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A Nigerian Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Adetola Olatunji, has warned girls and ladies to shun early sexual intercourse and having multiple sex partners to avert the risks of developing the deadly cervical cancer. He said the cancer…

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD (www.MSD.com) outside the United States and Canada, today announced that ERVEBO has been awarded prequalification status by the World Health Organisation (WHO).  ERVEBO is the first vaccine to be…

By Oluwakemi Shodeinde Breast cancer is one the leading killer diseases in the world today and continues to deplete the population due to its expensive treatment. Not even many people understand what it feels like to live with the…

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared the second edition of the National Health Dialogue opened with live debates expected on various challenges facing the health sector of the country. Osinbajo opened the dialogue organised by the…

Dr Chioma Uchendu, a consultant ophthalmologist at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, has warned against the use of breast milk and urine to treat eye infections. Uchendu issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of…

The Ebola vaccination campaign in Congo is neither insufficient nor does it suffer from shipping delays, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday, countering criticism from medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The…

The Federal Ministry of Health is working to facilitate local production of snake antivenom in Nigeria through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Initiative to make the product available, accessible, and affordable to Nigerians. Alhaji…

 Prof. Gbenga Ogedengbe of Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine, New York University, has decried the growing rate of dementia in Nigeria, ascribing hypertension to its leading cause. Ogedengbe spoke with the News Agency of…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on key players in the health sector to conduct quarterly review of the state health system towards improving health outcomes in the country. The Officer in-Chief of WHO in Nigeria, Dr.…