Eight countries – six of them in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya and Lesotho – could soon run out of HIV drugs following the US government’s recent...
World Health Organization (WHO) has said it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the discontinuation of the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension....
A mysterious illness killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with most victims dying within 48 hours of showing symptoms, health...
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, according to Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC)....
World Health Organization (WHO) has officially prequalified a new vaccine designed to combat the mosquito-borne viral disease; dengue fever. The WHO announced a news release, that...
Nigeria has launched the new Men5CV vaccine, which offers protection against five strains of the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (meningococcus) responsible for meningitis. Nigeria becomes the first...
As we step into 2024, countless individuals worldwide have set new resolutions for the year. Yet, a startling statistic reveals that by February, about 80% of...
Federal Government has said it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to...
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s...