Browsing: Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi disclosed that approximately 32,000 individuals in Lagos are currently living with undiagnosed TB, with only 515 cases identified so far this year.

Globally, 75 per cent of new HIV infections among adolescents occur in girls, further exacerbating the health risks they face.

The main treatment of congenital heart disease is surgical intervention. Many of these children die and many of them don’t grow into responsible adulthood.

“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…