NIGERIA: Polio Virus Discovered in Kano
The Kano State Government has again discovered new polio virus in Sumaila Local Government Area of the state. The new case has put the number of Wide Polio Virus (WPB)...
Study Identifies Traditional Vegetables as Panacea for Africa’s Malnutrition Problem
To help address the frightening impacts of hidden hunger in Africa, several international and local institutions have continued to encourage research on undervalued, neglected, and underutilised species that abound in...
FG: Nigeria Records 22,347 Accumulated Cholera Cases, 288 Deaths in 2014
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has disclosed that cholera outbreak were reported in 17 states of the federation between January and June this year, putting the number of...
Reports: Medtronic, Covidien in talks to merge
Minneapolis-based medical-device maker Medtronic is locked in advanced talks to merge with its chief rival Covidien, according to several published reports Saturday. Bloomberg news service and an article on The...
NMA to Embark on Indefinite Strike, Gives Govt 14-Day Ultimatum
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said it will embark on a nationwide indefinite strike to press home its demands if government fail to adhere to previous agreements reached with...
Nigeria records150,000 babies born with sickle cell yearly- Foundation
Lagos – The Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) says Nigeria has the highest burden of Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) in the world with 150,000 new births every year. Prof. Olu...
Dora Akunyili, former NAFDAC DG dies at 59
Former Minister of Information and former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC)Professor Dora Akunyili has died. Professor Akunyili died at the age...
Making your home safe for baby’s first steps
Blessing’s phone rang. It was her friend, Ngozi. Where are you? My baby almost died this morning. What happened, Blessing inquired, shocked. She was trying to move her legs,...
Closely timed pregnancies may shorten pregnancy duration: study
A new study found that for mothers who wait less than 18 months to become pregnant again, the ensuing pregnancy is shorter. Published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics...
NIGERIA: Poor complementary feeding habits fuel malnutrition — Onimawo
Malnutrition remains a global public health concern, however, in Nigeria, many children are malnourished not because there is not enough to eat around the house, but due to ignorance. ...