The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has ranked Kogi State as lowest in terms of contraceptive usage and adoption of family planning in the middle belt. USAID Dr Gabriel Alobo, USAID Team Lead[...]

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday sealed up 343 pharmacies, Patent and Proprietary Medicine vendors (PPMVS) in Kebbi State.   Director,Inspection and Monitoring of the Council, Mrs. Anthonia O[...]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed to Boko Haram and the Federal Government to ensure the safety of its humanitarian workers who have been abducted by the sect. The group is still holdin[...]

No fewer than 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), the National Tuberculosis, Burulli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme ( NTBLCP ) , said on Friday in Lagos.   Mrs Itohowo Uko, the Deputy Director[...]

As the world commemorate the Global Hand-washing Day today, WaterAid Nigeria has disclosed that about 157 million Nigerians lack access to hand washing facilities, even as it said only 16 percent of Nigerian hospitals[...]

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said that washing the hands with soap can prevent transmission of variety of pathogens, as it may be more effective than any vaccine or hygiene practice.   This[...]

Humanitarian workers are struggling to calm community fears in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 125 people have died of Ebola, and cases of the virus are spreading fast.   The World Heal[...]

Humanitarian workers are struggling to calm community fears in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 125 people have died of Ebola, and cases of the virus are spreading fast.   The World Heal[...]

Biologists at Johns Hopkins University grew human retinas from scratch to determine how cells that allow people to see in color are made. The work, set for publication in the journal Science, lays the foundation to dev[...]