The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains on an “epidemiological knife-edge” regarding the spread of the deadly Ebola disease, in spite of the quick response by...

The WHO is preparing for the worst case scenario in an Ebola outbreak in a remote area of Congo, including spread to a major town. WHO...

From DAVID UKA, Abakaliki EBONYI State government has declared a state of emergency in the state health sector following fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the...
By Nosa Eresoyen, Asaba Determined to kick out Lassa fever in Asaba and its environ in Delta State, the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, has organised a sensitization/enlightenment...

For the Joint Response of the World Health Organisation and the Regional Office for the Americas, and the Pan American Health Organisation, plus the work of...

February 4 is World Cancer Day. Living with cancer can be difficult for both the patient and their loved ones. Whether you are undergoing treatment for...

Those infected by the Zika virus can heave a sigh of relief now as they hope to get a jab of the newly developed world’s first...

The World Health Organization has now declared Zika Virus a Public Health Emergency of international concern, although the body says there’s no scientific link yet between...

Besides issuing travel alerts to Nigerians going to the southern American countries, the federal government says it’s monitoring and conducting epidemological investigations on the Aedes aegypti...

LEARNING a second language is easier for some adults than others. And innate differences in how the various parts of the brain “talk” to one another...