Health

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has adopted a new oral self-test technology for HIV screening.Dr Yewande Olafa, NACA Assistant Director, Community Prevention and Care Services disclosed this at the HIV/AIDS testing…

The Anambra state Executive Director of the HIV/AIDS programme, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim has said that the prevalent rate of AIDS in the state is dropping steadily, -because the state government is not relenting in her drive on awareness,…

Merck Foundation marks “World Diabetes Day 2019” in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health to increase the Diabetes experts nationwide Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marked ‘World…

The National President of Diabetics Association of Nigeria (DAN), Mohammed Alkali, has said the number of people living with diabetes in Nigeria is between 5 million and 9 million.Alkali said the statistics could worsen with an…

The strategy is aligned with the Novartis Access Principles, which aim to systematically integrate access strategies in how the company researches, develops and delivers medicines globally; a newly formed sub-Saharan Africa unit will deploy…

Nasiru Haladu Danu Medical Mission Foundation has kicked off its free medical mission in Dutse the Jigawa State capital.The three-day exercise which began with a Gala Night at the Dutse residence of the founder of the foundation, Alhaji…

What is cannabidiol, or CBD? Cannabidiol is one of several cannabinoids, chemical substances found in cannabis plants. Although there are several cannabinoids, CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two that are most widely known.…

Rains have increasingly been torrential in the past months, striking large parts of East Africa and elsewhere, in unprecedented intensity in decades, causing at least dozens of deaths, displacement of more than one million people.…

About 5.1 million people in Plateau State do not have access to water and decent toilet facilities, the 2018 Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) National Outcome Routine Mapping (NORM) survey shows,…

Rotary is giving US$50 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio. The funding will provide surveillance, technical assistance, and operational support for immunization activities, and will reach up to 38.4 million children…