Lassa Fever: Edo Records 115 Cases, 13 Deaths 

Lassa Fever: Edo Records 115 Cases, 13 Deaths 

Edo State has confirmed eight more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 115.  The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, said...
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Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged the Federal Government to put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox.   Omilabu, who spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV on Sunday, said research had...
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Monkeypox: WHO Declares Highest Alert

Monkeypox: WHO Declares Highest Alert

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases.  It came at the end of the...
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How To Prevent Death From Fibroids, By Expert

How To Prevent Death From Fibroids, By Expert

A consultant gynaecologist, Dr Stanley Egbogu, has warned women against the use of natural remedies for the removal of fibroids.  Egbogu who works at Nnamdi Azikwe Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra, said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
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WHO Confirms 3,200 Cases Of Monkeypox In 48 Countries Including Nigeria

WHO Confirms 3,200 Cases Of Monkeypox In 48 Countries Including Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that more than 3,200 Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in 48 countries including Nigeria.  “In Nigeria, the proportion of women affected is much higher than elsewhere.  “It is critical to b...
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