Nigeria’s healthcare system, long burdened by funding gaps, workforce shortages, and public distrust, recorded a surprising surge in citizen confidence this year. According to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, patient satisfaction with healthcare services...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has set the record straight after months of swirling speculation and growing public concern over whether the use of paracetamol during pregnancy could contribute to the development of autism spectrum disorders in children. In its...
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The city of Abuja breathed a collective sigh of relief today following the confirmation by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) that two suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever had tested negative for both Ebola and Marburg...
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The medical world has been rocked by revelations from a UK tribunal confirming that a doctor, Dr. Suhail Anjum, abandoned a patient under anaesthetic at Tameside Hospital in 2023 to engage in a sexual act with a nurse. The incident,...
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It has been a week of decisive action, innovation, and far-reaching commitments for Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, whose activities over the past days underscore a relentless drive to transform the nation’s...
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Nigeria’s dream of protecting every child through immunisation is facing a test that could define the country’s public health trajectory for years to come. For a nation that has battled child mortality for decades, vaccines have been one of the...
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Wildfires, once considered seasonal events confined to remote forests, have now become an almost year-round global crisis, leaving not just scorched earth and destroyed communities in their wake but also an invisible killer that lingers long after the flames die...
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Dementia remains one of the most pressing health crises of the modern era, affecting millions worldwide and ranking among the leading causes of death in England. The devastating condition robs individuals of memory, reasoning, and the ability to perform daily...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has once again raised an urgent alarm on the dangers of diphtheria, a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease that has continued to pose a serious public health threat in different parts...
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In every corner of the world, the fight for gender equality continues to shape conversations about justice, development, and human rights. Yet, beyond the realms of politics, education, and economics, one of the most pressing but often overlooked battlegrounds for...
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