The government has banned the importation of frozen chicken legs, citing trade and health-related issues. Read more »
The country is set to roll out firmer laws against smoking to guard against diseases related to tobacco consumption, the Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced. Read more »
Chinese scientists have developed a hospital made of component containers that can be slotted together depending on the needs of the country, and may soon be launched in Namibia or ... Read more »
Former African National Congreass Youth League deputy leader Ronald Lamola has called on the youth not to support expelled youth league leader, Julius Malema's proposed new party. ... Read more »
The government and international organizations have put in place measures to ensure that medical centers across the country are provided with saline drips and other medical kits ... Read more »
Police say they have arrested a medical doctor for suspected ritual activities and disrespect to the corpse of a 13-month-old baby who died in his hospital. Read more »
Undernutrition debilitates and kills far more children than previously thought and sustains a cycle of poverty, according to new and ongoing research. The Nutrition for Growth ... Read more »
The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), co-hosted a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger ... Read more »
A new Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition examines the problems associated with undernutrition and successful interventions. A similar report released by Lancet in 2008 ... Read more »
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh's School of Biological Sciences have made an exciting breakthrough in the global fight against the severest forms of malaria. Read more »
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