The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed grave concern over the rising cases of malaria across Africa. The world’s health authority stated that Africa in 2021 recorded 234 million cases and 593 000 deaths from malaria. It has attributed the situation to its discovery that a substantial population of the continent lack access to healthcare facilities and also incur huge …

Some stakeholders in the health sector have urged governments to close the gaps in the health sector through monetary and non-monetary reforms incentives to encourage qualified health workers to work in rural areas. The call was made by participants at a webinar on Human Resources for Health Challenges and Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria organised by ACIOE Foundation and monitored …

At 109 years old, Vincent Dransfield still moves around very quickly around town in his car every day, buying lunch, running errands and shopping for groceries. He lives independently in his own house in Little Falls, New Jersey, United Sates where he has resided since 1945. The centenarian requires no help navigating between the home’s main floor, his bedroom upstairs and …

Cloud Clinic Limited (CCL), which provides digital healthcare services, has introduced a cloud-based healthcare solution that allows for virtual consultations between patients and licensed medical practitioners. During the unveiling in Lagos on Monday, CCL’s founder, Mr Ifeanyi Aneke stated that the goal of CloudClinic is to provide quality and affordable healthcare services to every Nigerian, regardless of their location, through …

The Federal Government has granted the regulatory approval for the R21/Matrix developed by scientists at Oxford University. This was announced by the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye during a press briefing on Monday. Adeyeye said that the vaccine is to address the prevention of malaria in children from five months …

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University. The vaccine called R21 appears to be hugely effective in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. Trial data from preliminary studies in Burkina Faso showed the R21 vaccine was up to 80 per cent effective when given as three …

Researchers at Qatar University have recently found that shisha smoking or water pipe smoking increases the risk of heart disease in adults. Shisha, also known as hookah, is a kind of water pipe used for smoking flavoured tobacco. It originated in the Middle East and has become a social activity across the region and other continents, including Africa. The study …

The Nigerian medical sector may be facing another crisis, as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has requested a salary increase prior to the 29th May transition from President Muhammadu Buhari to the incoming administration. This was revealed in a communiqué issued at the end of the organisation virtual Emergency Extended National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting held last Tuesday. …

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has opposed the House of Representative Bill mandating Nigeria-trained medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years before being granted a full licence. In a communique issued at the end of its emergency extended National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting held virtually over the weekend, the resident doctors expressed shock at the action …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has pledged its continued support for the Nano Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NMSMEs) to enable them to act as catalyst for the nation’s economic transformation. At a meeting recently organised by the Lagos State Office of the agency with NMSMEs operators in the nation’s commercial capital, NAFDAC’s Director …