The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dire warning, revealing that cardiovascular disease is responsible for a staggering 40 per cent of deaths in Europe. This amounts to a shocking 10,000 deaths per day, or four million per year, according to a report released by the organisation on Wednesday. Hans Kluge, the director of…
Despite a staggering 85% poverty rate in Enugu State, the government has announced plans to construct a luxurious 380-room five-star hotel in just 12 months. This decision has sparked outrage and disbelief among residents who are struggling to make ends meet. According to a recent Chorus research report on urban health, the poverty rate in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released an additional 36,540 UTME results, bringing the total released to 1,879,437. This comes after the Board had earlier withheld some results for further investigation. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, a spokesperson for JAMB, in a statement sent to Africa Health Report on Tuesday stated in response to a…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that most public tertiary institutions in the country are being run illegally due to the absence of governing councils. ASUU President, Osodeke, expressed this concern during a workshop organized by TETFund in Abuja on Tuesday. Osodeke criticised the decision to dissolve the governing councils of all…
The award of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway contract to Hitech Construction Ltd, owned by Gilbert Chagoury, a business partner of Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president has raised serious questions about transparency and due process in the award of the contract. In this report, Gom Mirian attempt to unveil the highest height of nepotism and incompetency surrounding…
The family of Ms. Namitra Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, Gwarinpa, Abuja, has filed a civil suit against the school following a viral video showing Ms. Bwala being bullied by her fellow students. The family is seeking N500 million in damages and a public apology in two national dailies for the school’s…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday launched a campaign to promote inclusive education, skill development, and gender equity. A statement sent to Africa Health Report by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the campaign, tagged #WeAreEqual, is an initiative of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD)…
The Anambra State Government has taken a strong stance against environmental offenders, sealing hotels and other business premises in a bid to enforce environmental laws and protect the state’s ecosystem. The Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Celestine Anere, who led the enforcement team on Sunday emphasised the necessity of the action, stating, “The issue of…
Rick Slayman, the first patient to receive a transplanted pig kidney, has passed away at the age of 62. This is coming barely two months when Africa Health Report (AHR) published the groundbreaking operation that took place at Massachusetts General Hospital, where a genetically-edited pig kidney was transplanted into Slayman, who was suffering from end-stage…
The Zamfara Commissioner for Health, Dr Aisha Anka, has confirmed the outbreak of an unknown illness in the state, which has resulted in four deaths and 177 cases so far. The disease is characterized by abdominal distension, accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, fever, and general body weakness. The affected areas…
