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Wale Ewedemi
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Nigeria Just Held the Meeting International Youth Day Is Asking For
In late July, the WHO Country Office in Nigeria convened a Youth Consultative Forum on the WHO African Regional Strategic…
LUTH Doctors Dey Strike: Na Where You Fit Get Treatment for Lagos Now
If your hospital na LUTH, Idi-Araba, you don already notice say things no dey move well. The resident doctors don…
Genotype: The Two Letters That Decide So Much, and the Conversation Nigerians Still Avoid
There’s a conversation many Nigerian families still find awkward to have — sometimes right up until the wedding invitations are…
Who’s Watching When Disease Strikes? Inside Nigeria’s Outbreak Defence — and How You’re Part of It
you notice something worrying in your community — several people falling sick with the same symptoms, unexplained deaths, a spike…
Africa Is Now the World’s Hunger Capital. Nigeria Is at the Heart of It.
For the first time ever, Africa has more hungry people than any region on earth — and two in three…
Malaria: The Illness We Know Too Well — and Still Get Wrong
Nigeria carries more malaria than any country on earth. Here’s what we still get wrong — and the rule that…
High Blood Pressure: The “Silent Killer” One in Three Nigerians Lives With.
Most people with high blood pressure feel perfectly fine — until the day they don’t. Why it’s so dangerous, and…
Road Deaths Are Falling Everywhere — Except Africa. Here’s the One Thing That Protects You.
Road deaths are falling worldwide — but rising in Africa. The one thing that protects you on an okada: a…
Nearly Half of Dementia Cases Could Be Prevented. Here’s What That Means for Us.
The WHO says up to 45% of dementia risk can be prevented or delayed. The steps are simpler than you…
A Child Has Died in a Suspected Diphtheria Outbreak in Niger State. Here’s What Every Parent Should Know.
Don’t wait it out. If you notice these signs, take the child to a health worker quickly. Early treatment matters…