Ignorance will increase cancer deaths in Nigeria, says Oncologist
A Radiation Oncologist, Professor Ifeoma Okoye, has warned that late presentation and death from cancer cases will continue to rise unless proactive measures are taken […]
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Nigeria records 1,336 cholera cases, 79 deaths
Lara Adejoro, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera, including 79 deaths, so far in […]
Killer generator fumes fuel deaths, climate change as power supply worsens
Janet Ogundepo Regular electricity has continued to be a mirage for many Nigerian homes. JANET OGUNDEPO writes on how alternative power supply has increased deaths and contributed […]
Equatorial Guinea Marburg deaths rise to nine
The death toll from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea has reached nine, the health ministry told AFP on Thursday amid World Health Organisation estimates […]
Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe, says WHO
The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organisation has warned. […]
Lassa fever deaths rise to 109 in 22 states
Lara Adejoro Lassa fever has continued to spread in Nigeria with 676 confirmed cases recorded across 89 local government areas in 22 states in the […]
Study links deaths from obesity to increase in BMI
Sodiq Ojuroungbe A new study has indicated that there is a significant relationship between body mass index and mortality, revealing that mortality risk increases linearly […]
10,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded in one week, says WHO
Lara Adejoro The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus said 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded globally in one week. The WHO […]
Anger rises as Turkey-Syria quake deaths hit 37,000
Rescuers in Turkey pulled several children alive from collapsed buildings on Monday, a week after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of […]
Africa records 26,000 cholera cases, 660 deaths in January – WHO
Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that 10 African countries have recorded an estimated 26,000 cholera […]