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HIV: US Has Contributed $6bn In Nigeria Towards Tackling It   Yesterday, during the unveiling of a publication on Nigeria’s strides in confronting HIV in Abuja, Mary Beth Leonard,...

WHO To Assess If Monkeypox is An International Health Emergency The WHO said Tuesday it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the...

World Blood Donor Day: Expert calls for national haemovigilance system A Consultant Haematologist, Dr Peter Ogundeji, has called for the establishment of a national haemovigilance system to ensure...

Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by 2 years, researchers say HEALTHDIGEST- Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two...

US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia HEALTHDIGEST- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet for treating...

Cholera kills 150 people in Cameroon HEALTHDIGEST- More than 150 people have died during a resurgence of cholera in Cameroon over the last eight months, the United Nations...

Aisha Buhari Launches N15bn Naval Officers’ Wives Hospital In Abuja     Yesterday, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, had laid the foundation stone for a 200-bed Children and Women’s...

Ogulagha Community: Alarm Raised As Ocean Washes Away Houses   The residents of Ogulagha, which is a coastal community in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, are...

Pharmacists: Avoid Malpractices That Can Bring In Counterfeits   As Nigeria fights for an efficient pharmaceutical value chain, the Nigerian lady pharmacists have been charged with ensuring zero-tolerance for...

Ehanire: FG Committed To Ending Monkeypox   During the inauguration of projects that was executed by Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health...