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Poor knowledge and practice around oxytocin could put women in Nigeria at risk during childbirth
Maternal mortality is still major concern in sub-Saharan Africa. GettyImages Chioma S. Ejekam, University of Lagos and Chimezie Anyakora, Pan…
The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa
Medicines, insecticides and nets may deliver short-term anti-malaria goals. Shutterstock Fredros Okumu, Ifakara Health Institute and Deus Ishengoma, National Institute…
Why are Nigerians paying for fake COVID test results?
The high cost of private PCR tests and results delays are inhibiting a key weapon in Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19.…
Nigeria needs to address incessant strikes by doctors. It can’t afford not to
Doctors in Nigerian hospitals work under difficult conditions. Shutterstock Sylvester C. Chima, University of KwaZulu-Natal Doctor and healthcare worker strikes…
How Nigeria's One Million Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Expired In November Before They Could Be Administered
About one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used. This…
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Traumatised after testing positive, mothers recount stories of birthing HIV-negative babies
As Nigeria joined the global community to mark the 2021 World AIDS Day, PUNCH HealthWise spoke with some mothers who…
Alzheimer’s disease: hyperbaric oxygen proposed as treatment in new study
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How COVID-19 threatens to undo years of progress in TB control
Of the more than 1.6 million TB deaths recorded every year, more than 75,000 are in South Africa alone. Noah…
New study shows that normal breathing is a major spreader of TB
Study implies that TB transmission might happen by other means that don’t involve coughing. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Image Ryan…
Scabies: the neglected tropical disease no one wants to talk about
Mykola Samoilenko/Shutterstock Michael Head, University of Southampton Some diseases are more likely to enter public conversation than others. COVID-19 has…
