Health and Environment

What you should know about hantavirus

EARLIER this month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) notified the public about an outbreak of hantavirus infection following reports...

Nigeria ranks lowest in global life expectancy

A CHILD born in Monaco can expect to live 30 years longer than a child born in Nigeria. This is...

Nigeria leads as global malaria deaths rise to 610,000

THE World Health Organization has raised concerns over the continued spike in global malaria cases and deaths, warning that...

Cross River confirms COVID-19 case

THE Cross River State Government has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in the state, marking the first reported...
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Kano mother of quintuplets dies from bleeding

A WOMAN in Kano, Hafsatu Yusuf, who recently gave birth to quintuplets at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, has died. The...

WHO demands swift global action to end tuberculosis

THE World Health Organization has called for urgent global action to end tuberculosis (TB), saying the disease remains one...

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