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WHO warns against misuse of antibiotics

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the public and healthcare providers against misuse of antibiotics. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr

UNICEF urges stakeholders to look into sanitation issues in West, Central Africa

In a bid to support 250 million people globally to abandon open defecation and 60 million to gain access to at least basic sanitation services by 2021

46m more women getting modern contraception since 2012

At least, 317 million women across 69 developing countries now use some form of modern contraception as at July 2018, according to the latest FP2020 r

How smoking increases your risk of lung cancer

Haruna, 45, grew up in a neighbourhood where smoking is a common practice for men. He said he never made any effort to quit smoking till 2013 when he

Researchers find new pathway to control diseases

Researchers have found a new pathway to regulate immune response and potentially control inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system like seps