Health

By Ebi Kesiena Over 1,000 health experts, including African Cabinet ministers, are in Botswana for the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, to discuss health challenges facing the continent. Following Africa’s poor response to...

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) inaugurated its inaugural traditional medicine summit on Thursday, with the organization aiming to amass proof and information to facilitate the secure application of such treatments. As stated by...

By Ebi Kesiena In an effort to enhance the care of the eye, International development organisation, Sightsavers has announced the donation of state-of-the-art equipment to residents of Kwara, North Central Nigeria. The donated equipment, in addition...

By Emmanuel Nduka British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has announced plans to end its prescription medicines and vaccines in the country after 51 years of operation in Nigeria. According to a statement sent to the Nigerian...

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for action to eliminate viral hepatitis in Africa by 2030. In a message marking World Hepatitis Day on July 28, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The World Health Organization (WHO) has fingered India as the manufacturer of a cough syrup linked to the death of six children in Cameroon. WHO on Wednesday cautioned against a syrup branded as...