Browsing: Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases

“Prevention is better than cure. It cost less than a dollar to prevent a disease but may cost a fortune to cure same disease.”

As of 2021, NCDs accounted for 29% of total deaths in Nigeria—a sharp increase from previous years. Hypertension, one of the most prevalent NCDs in Nigeria, affects nearly 40% of adults over the age of 25.

The NCDC reported that between 2019 and 2023, there were typically 500-1,500 cases of meningitis annually during peak seasons, with a mortality rate ranging from 5-10% depending on the strain and access to timely medical intervention.

In order to avert a possible rise in the number of new malaria cases and deaths, heads of state and…

A Pharmacist and Health Influencer, Pharm. Okechukwu Oluoma, has noted that not all men will have prostate enlargement. The expert,…

The month of September was set aside to raise the awareness on prostate cancer. The President of the nonprofit Community…

World leaders have approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance…

A research by The Lancet Neurology says air pollution and high temperatures are contributing to an increase in stroke cases…

…75,000 new infections recorded among adults in 2023 alone The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS,…

A new AI technology can detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases, long before there are any symptoms, according…