Malaria is a life-threatening disease that spreads when an infected mosquito bites a person. The mosquito transfers parasites into that person’s bloodstream. Symptoms of malaria include fever and shaking chills.…
In this edition of our health tips, we take a look at how to manage peptic and other forms of ulcer which are becoming rampart in our society today. To…
By our special correspondent What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis involves inflammation of the liver cells and damage to the liver caused by exposure to toxins, alcohol misuse, immune diseases, some medications,…
By our special correspondent Scanning the health pages of almost any major news outlet, you might be hard-pressed to find a whole lot that isn't related to COVID-19. For almost two…
Agency Report The National Senior Citizens Centre is packaging a health insurance scheme to cater for the health needs of senior citizens in the country. The Director-General of the Centre,…
Health indicators in Nigeria are some of the worst in Africa. The country has one of the fastest growing populations globally. With 5.5 live births per woman and a population…
By our special correspondent Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says serious private sector investments in Nigeria’s healthcare would reposition the sector and curb medical tourism. Osinbajo expressed this view while inaugurating…
By James Gallagher Two doses of a Covid vaccine are not enough to stop you catching the Omicron variant, UK scientists have warned. Early analysis of UK Omicron and Delta…
The Federal Ministry of Health recently convened a special National Council on Health (NCH) meeting, where all state commissioners of health and other stakeholders in the health sector reviewed the…
By Charles Ozioma Medical experts say that the term health care should be assertively differentiated from sick care. They explicitly clarified that healthcare has often been mistaken to mean sick care.…
