More Mental Health Challenges In Nigeria, Says An Expert

Experts have raised alarm over likely increase in cases of mental illness if urgent attention is not paid to some of the underlying factors that may fuel the upsurge.

The Deteriorating State of Nigerian Soil

Experts are continually expressing concern over the increasing rate of soil pollution in Nigeria describing the situation as threatening food security in Nigeria.

Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne blood disease that has plagued Nigerians since time immemorial. Usually, when one gets infected, anti-malaria pills are prescribed or in more severe cases, patients are treated with an oil-based intramuscular injection. While those methods have proven effective, there are also natural, tamer routes to wellness.

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari says Nigeria does not need the assistance of Foreign donors to provide the needed treatments for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). She made the statement on Friday, during the launch of Free to Shine Campaign Against Childhood Aids, at the Secretariat of African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja.

26.6M People Targeted For Yellow Fever Mass Vaccination

The Second Phase of the Yellow Fever PreventiveMass Vaccination Campaign (PMVC), the Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative (GAVI)funded Vaccination campaign commenced on the  22nd of November. This campaign is also supported by the Federal Government and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has approved the use of five investigational therapeutics to treat Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). This marks the first time such treatments have been available in the midst of an Ebola outbreak in the country. The WHO said four of the five approved drugs are currently in the country, which are Zmapp, GS-5734, REGN monoclonal antibody combination, and mAb114, under the framework of compassionate use and expanded access.