Nearly 150m Africans live with mental health conditions — WHO
Agency urges greater funding, community-based care By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja Nearly 150 million people across Africa are living with mental health, neurological or substance use conditions, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, calling for greater investment in mental healthcare across the continent. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this in […]
Why pneumonia kills more children in Nigeria than in any other country in Africa — Expert
Next Sunday (November 12), the world will mark the World Pneumonia Day to remind about the deadly disease that kills a child every 20 seconds globally. Although pneumonia is also one of the solvable problems in global health, it accounts for one in four under- five deaths. 1.5 million children die from pneumonia and diarrhoea each year.
Red Cross admits $6m fraud during Ebola crisis
The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6-million (5.2 million euros)
UBTH announces treatment of Monkey pox patient
THE authorities of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, yesterday, said that a suspected Monkey Pox patient has been admitted in the hospital.
Save Nigerians from cancer, Dolapo Osinbajo tasks doctors
The Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo has tasked Nigerian medical practitioners to help raid the country of cancer.
PSN seeks more funding for NIPRID
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has called on the Federal Government to pay more attention to the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, to enable it operate optimally and meet the healthcare needs of Nigerians.
