A Consultant Family Physician at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Dr Modupe Ajibawo, has highlighted the need for proper breastfeeding of infants to reduce the risk of allergic conditions like asthma.
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The Consultant Pulmonologist and Deputy-Director of Clinical Services, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr Oluwafemi Ojo, has called for increased public understanding of Asthma symptoms and improved treatment for patients.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that more than a 30-year difference in life expectancy between the richest and the poorest countries highlights global health inequities.
The Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called on governments at all levels and health stakeholders to address the widening gap in asthma treatment and management in Nigeria.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria now stands as the country with the highest burden of malnourished children in Africa.
Housing, income, education, and other social conditions have a greater impact on health than genetics or the quality of health-care systems, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) study.
In July 2016, I lost my beloved wife, Amaka, to a preventable asthma crisis. Her untimely death was a tragedy…
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has announced the commencement of a three-day warning strike, starting Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
SOKOTO, NIGERIA – May 5, 2025: The European Union (EU), in partnership with the United Nations and the Government of…
The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Natalia Kanem, has emphasised the need for greater financial and programmatic investment in midwifery to reduce maternal and child mortality in Bauchi State.