Health

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Why is Pakistan’s Sindh province facing a major child HIV outbreak?

The latest outbreak linked to a Karachi hospital is the newest in a series that experts say reflects systemic failures.

Morning recap: States defy S’Court on LG autonomy, Umahi demands autopsy in nurse’s death, other top stories

States continue to defy the Supreme Court on LG autonomy, controlling N10tn allocations. Also, Umahi demands an autopsy in a nurse’s death. Get the top sto Read More…

Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

GENEVA/NAIROBI, July 17 - Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at an isolation facility in Kenya after the U.S. government introduced new travel restrictions, the head of a U.S…

Death at Umahi’s home: Calls for investigation mount

More questions and growing calls for a comprehensive and independent investigation have continued to trail the death of 26-year-old Mary Habila at the Ebonyi residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Habila, who her father described…

Abducted principal, NECO official, 2 candidates rescued in Kogi

The Kogi State Government said security operatives have rescued the four people abducted during Wednesday’s attack on Government Secondary School, Opada-Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area. Those rescued are the school principal, Elder…

Sustain the gains of 2026 Hajj

It must have been a big relief to many that this year’s Hajj exercise to Saudi Arabia ended on a positive note. On June 23, the National Hajj Commission announced that it had concluded the transportation of more than 40,000 pilgrims who…

Boy, 14, arrested after allegedly knocking classmate unconscious

Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of wounding for allegedly shoving a classmate who was later sent to hospital. The force said on Friday that the boy was arrested on suspicion of wounding on Monday after an…

Doctors perform ‘health checkup’ on Lord Jagannath before Rath Yatra. Watch viral video

The challenges of protecting Abuja Plan

As site officers in charge of districts in the Development Control Department in the late nineties and the onset of the century, we went through lots of tribulations. Some of us survived the system, while others lost their jobs for being…

Lessons from Kano’s health insurance scheme

Nigeria’s journey toward Universal Health Coverage has often been slowed by familiar barriers: low insurance penetration, high out-of-pocket spending, weak trust in public systems, and the difficulty of reaching poor and vulnerable…

Cebu Provincial Board seeks stronger measures amid rising HIV cases

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board has urged the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) and the Cebu Provincial Health Office (CPHO) to intensify monitoring and initiate measures amid the increasing human…