Browsing: Health & Wellness

The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr Olanrewaju Saka, has appealed to workers in the employ of the state to prioritise their health through preventive care,…

People living with sickle cell trait may be at risk of having prediabetes or diabetes missed because a commonly used blood-sugar test can significantly underestimate their…

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has warned that millions of Nigerian children without birth registration are at risk of being excluded from essential public services…

The Federal Government has announced plans to expand cancer prevention and treatment infrastructure, including the procurement of 25 additional linear accelerators between 2027 and 2029, as…

Long-term healthy habits for weight loss are more important than rapid weight loss because they create results that can be maintained. While losing weight quickly…

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in the deaths of 2,011 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases, according to Congolese…

A new supplement can sound promising, especially when it is backed by enthusiastic testimonials, scientific language, or claims of fast results. However, persuasive marketing is…

Governments, development partners, funders, innovators and healthcare organisations have made 10 major commitments aimed at accelerating digital health transformation across Africa. The commitments were announced at…

Nigeria has recorded 237 deaths from 1,000 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 23 states and 116 Local Government Areas in the first 30 epidemiological weeks of…

The International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) Executive Director, Dr Moji Makanjuola, has urged media practitioners to embrace evidence-based reporting as a tool for…