Expert advocates citizen-focused new health system for Nigeria

Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe has called for a new health system that is tailored to the needs of the ordinary man in the street

Why Nigerians defecate publicly

Special report on why improved public awareness is not enough to reduce public defecation in Nigeria

First aid tips to save accident victims

The first few minutes of a medical emergency are always critical, but nearly two thirds of us admit we wouldn’t know what to do

Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria

A new study has identified risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey

Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria

The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed

Online marketplace distributes mosquito nets to Nigerian community

Nigerian online marketplace Kaymu, has partnered with Global Oceon, World Health Organization, WHO and the Lagos State Ministry of Health by donating mosquito nets distributed to Itedo Community in Lekki Area of Lagos. 


Health expert calls for cheaper antimalaria drugs

Prof Egbert Kessi, head of Tanzania's Moshibased Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMU College) has challenged researchers to develop cheap and affordable drugs to fight malaria as another effective strategy of eradicating the disease.

CDC raises awareness over mosquito-borne viral disease

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued warning for the French Caribbean dependency of St. Martin over the locally spreading mosquito-borne viral disease.