The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has recorded a major milestone with the introduction of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) service provision […]
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Cholera spreading across borders in West, Central Africa – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says cholera is spreading rapidly across West and Central Africa, with active outbreaks now in […]
Lassa fever cases hit 1,000, death toll rises to 237 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,000 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 237 deaths […]
3 African firms secure HIV pill licences
Three African pharmaceutical manufacturers have secured early licences to produce an experimental once-monthly HIV prevention pill if ongoing phase three […]
WHO reports largest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, becoming the largest Ebola outbreak […]
WHO reports 95 yellow fever cases across Africa, Americas
The World Health Organization (WHO) says yellow fever transmission remained active across Africa and the Americas from January to May […]
Ogun varsity resident doctors suspend warning strike
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has suspended its ongoing 10-day […]
Ebola: France reports first case in doctor returning from Congo
France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case in the country during the current outbreak, as a doctor returning from […]
Ebola: Over 1,000 people infected in Congo
Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread […]
WHO unveils unified Ebola, Marburg care guidelines amid DRC outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued its first comprehensive clinical guidelines for filovirus diseases as the Democratic Republic of […]