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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) issued a statement, declaring a major diphtheria outbreak in the country. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute The use of Colorado drug, also known as synthetic cannabinoids or “Spice,” has been on the rise among Nigerian youth in recent…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Women in Kenya were forced to undress at work to check if they had their period after a used sanitary towel was found in the…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Public health officials have issued a warning over a dangerous batch of heroin in Bristol following the deaths of six people in…

Reading Time: < 1 minute A cancer patient has died and three others have been hospitalised after they were administered unlicensed versions of chemotherapy by Sciensus, a…

Reading Time: < 1 minute New cases of a killer virus are spreading across Europe, with experts warning it could reach the UK. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute   Despite having highest burden of the disease, Nigeria will not benefit from 18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that a total of 798 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 74% of schools in Oyo state exist  without access to basic sanitation services. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A  new milestone has been reached in the fight against malaria as a vaccine, RTS,S/AS01, is set to be rolled out across…