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                                                                                                                      By Dr. Obehioye Aimiosior Amaka’s husband died from COVID-19. It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon and she was still dealing with the reality of not being there during his…

Traditional wisdom holds that our metabolism slows down as we age. This leads to an expansion of our waistline and feelings of sluggishness and fatigue. Doctors are quick to prescribe stricter…

Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Nigeria’s Health Minister and Head of Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah According to reliable sources, the federal government of Nigeria is planning to cut funding for…

Doctor Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organisation regional director for Africa has warned that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa after the continent hit 200,000 cases earlier in the…

Following the coronavirus pandemic that recently invaded countries around the world, Nigeria’s National Assembly has been debating a law that is designed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in…

All businesses are likely to face a range of workplace health and welfare issues at one time or another. This narrative will set out the importance of nipping them in…

We have just been informed that victims of Lassa fever have been spotted across 9 states in Nigeria. The states are Bauchi, Ebonyi, Edo, Delta, Imo, Kano, Ondo, Plateau and…

By Henry Etukumoh                           [This article is edited] It is unfortunately a fact that 25% of the world’s disease cases occur in Africa. As someone who grew up in Nigeria, I’ve…

A report by the World Health Organisation titled “The Health of the People” is the first of its kind to focus on the health conditions of the nearly 738 million…

A healthy mind, they say, in a healthy body. We certainly cannot do our business or offer our services adequately if we are ill or under some medical stress. But…