Follow @{0}Life appears normal on the streets of Kenema.Kenema/Freetown, 10 October 2014 (IRIN) – We set off by jeep from…
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MINISTER OF HEALTH, ONYEBUCHI CHUKWU AND Rivers COMMISIONER FOR HEALTH, SAMPSON PARER The Rivers State Government on Friday confirmed receipt…
Follow @{0}Hawa Natou and her newborn at Kenema Government HospitalMONROVIA/FREETOWN/KENEMA, 8 October 2014 (IRIN) – Maternal and infant deaths in…
Although there is no single case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country and not a single contact…
MADISON, WI–(Marketwired – Sep 25, 2014) – Amphion Medical Solutions, a leading provider of advanced transcription and coding solutions and…
Why? This all began when the CEO of WaterSaver claimed that his company lost over 120 hours of production time…
The Lagos state government yesterday gave some precautionary measures to be taken to prevent the outbreak of the deadly Ebola…
The Brazilian city where Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Nigeria’s John Mikel Obi will train for the World Cup is in the grip of a crippling dengue fever epidemic. Workers in Campinas have embarked on a huge operation to eradicate mosquitos, which…
Saudi Arabia has announced 13 more deaths from the MERS coronavirus, as the World Health Organisation prepared for an emergency meeting over worries about the spread of the disease. The Middle East Respiratory System coronavirus has now killed 139 people…
The European Union said Tuesday it would promote common guidelines across the bloc for the health screening of incoming migrants and refugees. “My intention is to set up a working group… to create guidelines on what (diseases) to screen for, when…
The World Health Organization announced on Monday that it had convened emergency talks amid rising concern over polio after cases were discovered in Afghanistan, Iraq and Equatorial Guinea. The UN health agency said that following several days of closed…
Report from Environmental Health Registration Council of Nigeria. The Registrar, Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) Mr. Augustine…
Nigerian police boosted security across Abuja on Tuesday after a bomb blast ripped through a packed bus station killing at least 75 people, the deadliest attack ever to hit the capital. Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu, who visited some major hospitals…
A swath of territory from India to Indonesia has been declared free of polio, the crippling and sometimes fatal disease. As for today, only 3 countries, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan, remain polio-endemic. The World Health Organization says 80%…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday described as false reports in some quarters that Ebola fever had been detected…
Five new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been recorded in Guinea in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The total number of suspected and confirmed cases of one of the deadliest viruses known to man has risen to 127…
Britons should eat seven portions of fresh fruit and vegetables a day, according to new research into healthy eating, published on Tuesday. The state-run National Health Service currently recommends each person eats five 80-gramme (three-ounce) helpings…
A new report on 9to5Mac claims to have information on what Apple will bring to the table when iOS 8 launches for iPhones and iPads—whenever that might actually happen. The report cites unnamed “sources briefed on [Apple’s] plans” and says that…
Patent filings are a great way to get a sense of tech firms’ visions for the future, especially when those companies are notoriously secretive. That’s especially true for Apple, whose innovations tend to be ahead of the curve. Today, a post on CNET…
It all started out as a passion to spread the word to as many people as possible on the dangers…