Health

By Enyichukwu Enemanna President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday admitted that he did “briefly faint” over the weekend before he was diagnosed with COVID-19, an incident his spokesman had previously denied. "I had...

By John Ikani Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced that cervical cancer could become the first cancer to be eliminated through vaccination. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by Pfizer's Medical Director for Sub-Saharan Africa,...

African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year. This week, Nigeria's pharmaceutical regulatory authority has joined Ghana in supporting the new...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities have arrested at least 12 persons in China over a hospital fire in Beijing that killed no fewer than 29 and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to escape. The...

By John Ikani Nursing staff in the UK are gearing up for a prolonged strike until the end of the year unless an agreement can be reached with the government on pay. Leader of the country's...

By Ebi Kesiena Ghana has made itself the first nation to approve the eagerly anticipated malaria vaccine, which was developed in Oxford University, as they make more preparations to fight against the mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine,...