Health

By John Ikani  Authorities in India have halted production of cough syrup at a factory of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, a state minister said on Wednesday, following a WHO report that the medicine may be linked to the...

By Ere-ebi Agedah The National Nutrition Data and Results Conference opened in Abuja on Tuesday with stakeholders brainstorming on avenues and strategies to advance Nigeria’s nutrition data value chain tagged a ‘‘Call to Action’’. The conference,...

By John Ikani  Customs Area Controller, CAC of Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone A, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Hussein Ejubunu, has warned Nigerians against the importation and use of ‘used clothes’, especially with the outbreak of...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday the launch of a suicide prevention campaign in Africa, a region it says has the highest rate of suicide deaths in the world. The WHO regional office for...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Gambian authorities have commenced an urgent door-to-door campaign to withdraw four cough and cold syrups suspected have been responsible for the death of about 66 children from kidney injury. The four medicines are...

By John Ikani  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria is at high risk of importing Ebola from Uganda. Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a deadly disease with occasional outbreaks that occur mostly on...