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Abuja, Nigeria. 20 November 2025. In a bold move to enhance cancer care and prevention across Nigeria, FundACause, the number one digital fundraising platform in Nigeria, has partnered with the…
The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has asked the federal government to take measures to address the problem of poor infrastructure, inadequate personnel, and insufficient public investment…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to take urgent and sustained measures to confront the growing diabetes crisis threatening millions of lives across the continent. Mohamed Janabi,…
Asido Foundation, a prominent mental health advocacy organisation committed to fostering mental well-being in Nigeria, has been honoured with the Innovative Research, Training, or Practice in Low and Middle Income…
– The Pistis Foundation’s highly anticipated Ubomi 2024 Medical Outreach is in full swing, as thousands of underserved Nigerians benefit from the comprehensive healthcare services being provided. Running from September…
Virus caseload in Madagascar has passed the 10,000 mark as of today according to Johns Hopkins University tallies. Recoveries have also risen markedly to 6,613 with 93 deaths. The country…
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. He is a member of a presidential task force on Covid-19 that is…
The deceased daughter of Nelson Mandela, ambassador Zindzi Mandela, tested positive for COVID-19 before her death, the family disclosed this week. Local media reports cited her son, Zondwa as confirming…
The health authorities in Ghana have detected 55 cases of coronavirus among students and staff at Accra Girls Senior High School in the capital. Some 314 were tested in total.…
Forty-one staff members, including health workers, at Kenya’s largest maternity hospital in the capital Nairobi have tested positive for coronavirus. The cases at Pumwani hospital were found after 290 staff…