Anthonia Obokoh

Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women in Nigeria and Ghana, as it accounted for 22.7percent of new cancer cases in Nigeria and 18.7percent of new ones in Ghana in 2020, according to…

Pregnancy conception at age 40 is a threat to fertility, a leading fertility specialist advises. Abayomi Ajayi, obstetrician and gynecologist/ managing director, Nordica Fertility Centre…

Nigeria faces several reproductive health care challenges from high rates of unplanned pregnancies, to adolescent pregnancies and poor sexual and reproductive health education. Improved…

Nigeria faces several reproductive health care challenges from high rates of unplanned pregnancies, to adolescent pregnancies and poor sexual and reproductive health education. Improved…

For a country such as Nigeria with deteriorating healthcare system leadership, increase and sustained investments are critical elements in ensuring preparedness against epidemics and…

The current experience from the COVID-19 pandemic should provide a solid ground for the Nigerian government to change its attitude to the funding of epidemic preparedness in the country.…

When 2020 began, Nigeria had 832 cases of Lassa fever across 23 states. Yellow fever had been nipped in the bud to just 2 cases by week 52, giving impression that outbreaks were under…

Osagie Ehanire, Honourable Minister of Health has said that Africa clearly has a lot of work to do to catch up on cancer control efforts as the cancer incidence and mortality are increasing…

No fewer than 21 Pharmacies, Patent Medicine shops and unlicensed premises at Alakuko, Ajegunle, Ologogoro, Ijaiye, Abule-Egba, Agbado and Agege in Alimosho, Ifako-Ijaiye and Agege Local…

Rotimi Jaiyesimi, a consultant obstetrics and gynecologist, has said the country needed more campaigns for people to understand that coronavirus (Covid-19) was real. The expert, at a…