By John Ikani There is no end in sight to the cholera epidemic ravaging Malawi with reports emerging that the country has ran out of vaccine stockpile. Adrian Chikumbe, the spokesperson for Malawi's health ministry, was...
By John Ikani The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has in a public health advisory issued today, confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria in the country. According to the NCDC, the disease which affects the nose,...
By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria's Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan has reiterated statistics of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which states that up to 2.3 million men and women succumb to...
By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter late pioneer Director General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Professor Dora Akunyili has been named the Chief Medical Officer of the Jersey City Medical Center,...
By John Ikani Uganda has today, declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that lasted for four months and resulted in 55 deaths. Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng stated at a ceremony in the central...
By John Ikani The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a letter to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, stating that it plans to lead doctors in public health facilities in another round of...