The HIV prevention shot lenacapavir will be rolled out at South African clinics within the next couple of months — from 2027, ...

For over 350 years, quinine and other extracts from the cinchona tree (Cinchona spp.) were the only effective medicines ...

The federal government has committed about $54 million to secure tuberculosis medicines and prevent nationwide stock-outs, as ...

Newly discovered enzymes found in the cinchona tree play a crucial role in the production of the malaria drug quinine and other important alkaloids. This opens up possibilities for the ...

NiMet issues a serious alert on the high risk of meningitis in Nigeria. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and why proactive ...

CLUSTER Lead for Disease Prevention and Control, WHO Nigeria, Dr Mya Ngon, at a briefing in Abuja, yesterday, ahead of the 2026 World TB Day, said while progress had been made, significant gaps ...

Some 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, nearly half of them newborns, the United Nations said on ...

The Executive Director of Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Dr. Charles Kabugo, has expressed concern over the increasing incidence of diabetes in Uganda, revealing that every Wednesday, between 10 ...

The 350-year history of quinine, from Quechua bark to chemotherapy drug – with an important milestone in JenaFor over 350 years, quinine and other ...

Maternal health and child survival in Nigeria are deeply linked. Programmes like SARMAAN are using integrated care to reduce under-five mortality and improve outcomes.

Antimicrobial resistance does not trigger the same urgency as an explosive outbreak. It spreads across hospitals, farms, ...

There was a doctor in Chicago years ago named Victor Frankenstein, and one of his jobs was finding medical specimens. When ...