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Child abuse and neglect linked to early death in adulthood

Children who experience sexual or physical abuse or are neglected are more likely to die prematurely as adults, according to a new study analysing dat

Kaduna gov’t to spend N8.2bn on primary healthcare in 2022

The Kaduna State Government is to spend N8.2 billion on primary healthcare in 2022, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This is contained in the

No approved COVID-19 vaccine causes HIV

In a video posted on TikTok in South Africa and sent to Africa Check on WhatsApp, a woman challenges people vaccinated against COVID-19 to take HIV te

The many wrong beliefs about mental illness

John, 24, suffers from an illness that makes him withdrawn and exhibit other unusual behaviours most times. His parents took him to the hospital for m

COVID-19: Pregnant women most likely to be ‘silent carriers’ – study

Forty per cent of people infected with COVID-19 do not have any symptoms, a major study of 30million people has found out. It was previously thought t