Health

Health

Reduced funding puts HIV/AIDS care on edge

Data circulating about HIV indicates 3.2 million Nigerians living with the virus. “And they are just living there and floating in the air,” says Victo

The gel to stop newborn infections gets stuck

The target is to stop 55,000 newborn deaths by 2020 and supply the West African market. But babies aren’t even getting the gel

5 reasons you are cramping

If you’ve ever had that odd pain in your calf, you’ve had a cramp. They can happen anywhere in your body at any time, even while you’re asleep, accord

5-year study links teenage pregnancy to C-section, anaemia

A five-year long study of teenage pregnancy in Katsina linked it to high incidence of caesarean sections, anaemia and preterm. The state has historica

PROBLEM: Feeling feverish? Try: Neem

It is called “dogoyaro” in the north of Nigeria, and households swear by its effectiveness in dealing with a fever. It is exactly what fever surrender