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Patients Stay Off As Health Workers resume after warning Strike

After embarking on a 7-day warning strike, leaving many patients to their fate, health workers resumed back to work and actually had next to...

4 different Pneumonia causes everyone should be aware of

There are different pneumonia causes; and they include viruses, bacteria, fungi and aspiration. Bacteria: Bacteria are the commonest cause of pneumonia in adults. And they...

How Nigeria Ranked 4th In Tuberculosis Infection Globally

Dear Nigerians, we happen to be a great nation with abundant resources and expertise, but what do we have to say about a recently...
sore throat

Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Sore Throat

Have you ever had a sore throat during the festive period? You wish you could wish it away. Anyway, sore throat, as harmless as...

Facts and figures about Pneumonia every Nigerian mother should know

What is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is a medical term used to describe an infection of the lung. It is an acute respiratory infection. It can...

Be aware! These factors increase the risk of self-abuse

Self-abuse is a problem that is, unfortunately, not commonly talked about in Nigeria. Self-abuse is also called self-injury, self-mutilation, self-harm, non-suicidal self-injury, self-inflicted violence, self-battery,...

Shocking reasons why people engage in self-mutilation

There is a whole host of different reasons why different people engage in self-mutilation. Self-mutilation is also referred to as self-injury, self-abuse, self-harm, self-injurious behaviour, self-inflicted...
HIV treatment

FG LAUNCHES GUIDELINES FOR HIV TREATMENT

Better days are upon the Nigerian people especially people living with HIV. The Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, officially launched the...

Answers to your questions on female genital cutting (FGC)

Who performs female genital cutting (FGC)? Traditional circumcisers; Elderly people (male or female); Barbers; Herbalists; Traditional birth attendants; A female relative; Members of secret...

Northern Nigeria Needs Additional Bone Marrow Transplant Centres

There has been a major call from the Northern part of Nigeria for the establishment of more bone marrow transplant centres. "These bone marrow transplant...