“Of all the forms of inequality”, Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhuman”. Although Dr King spoke in the 1960s America, a…
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Pharmacists say they are struggling to obtain many common medicines and paying “vastly increased” prices for them. This is leaving patients complaining of delays in getting hold of drugs such…
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Inadequate funds, lack of awareness and stigmatisation have been identified as some of the factors posing serInadequate funds, lack of awareness and stigmatisation have been identified as some of the…
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says about 1,090,233 people are receiving anti-retroviral drugs in Nigeria as at June this year. The Acting Director, Research, Monitoring and…
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Scientists have called for a new tax on meat – which they claim would save thousands of lives in Britain. A so-called ‘meat tax’ could also save the UK economy…
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The cost of sugar has climbed up by 2.6 per cent according to the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The spike in prices is predicated on drought in the world’s largest…
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Vegetables are just one part of healthy living with diabetes. But sometimes, people wonder which may be the best option for good blood sugar level control. Research proves that Gongronema…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday in Abuja signed a memorandum of understanding with Public Health England (PHE) in a bid to strengthen international disease control across…
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The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Sanni Aliyu, says no fewer than 1.1million persons living with HIV/AIDS are currently on treatment in Nigeria. He…
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Health officials have warned a second person has been identified with the rare and potentially life-threatening infection monkeypox, just days after the first ever case in England was identified in…
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