Health

Health

COVID-19: Africa escapes ‘exponential’ rise in cases — WHO

Africa has escaped the “exponential” rise in coronavirus cases seen elsewhere probably due to low population density and a hot and humid c

Nigeria spends N276bn yearly on pharmaceuticals from China, India

President, Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas (NAPPSA), Dr Anthony Ikeme, has express concerns over Nig

Seek alternative means to strikes, Okowa tells resident doctors

Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has advised Nigerian doctors to explore other ways of getting government’s attention to their needs ins

Coronavirus: WHO reports highest weekly increment of nearly 2 million cases globally

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded almost two million cases of the novel COVID-19 pandemic over the past week. This marks the highest nu

Many people are now diagnosed with Liver Cancer

Please permit me a space in your weekly health column to ask about cancer of the liver. I know many people who have been diagnosed and died of the dis