Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has shown that more Nigerian women than men have been diagnosed and treated for hypertension, commonly known as high blood pre... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The Delta State Government has announced free surgeries and treatments for patients affected by hydrocele (enlarged scrotum) and lymphatic filariasis (commonly known as elephantias... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that neurological conditions now affect more than 40 per cent of the global population, over three billion people, making them one of... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that between 10 and 20 per cent of adolescents globally experience mental health disorders such as depression and psychosis, often ... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The United Nations' (UN) latest global health report for 2025 has ranked Nigeria as the country with the lowest life expectancy globally. The report places Nigeria's average life e... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- On Tuesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said several countries have reported a resurgence of the chikungunya virus, with spikes in some countries and declines in others comp... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- The Gates Foundation has expressed strong support for Nigeria's nationwide integrated immunisation campaign, which aims to reach more than two million unvaccinated children and boos... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, with the case fatality rate rising above that of the same period last year. This was contained in the latest situation rep... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched a nationwide distribution of menstrual hygiene packs aimed at supporting schoolgirls, particularly those in rural communities. Th... Read More
Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced new limits to the length of call duties its members can undertake, citing exhaustion, burnout, and preventable deat... Read More