Healthcare

Prostate cancer patients covered by the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) can now access an innovator prescription drug manufactured and distributed by Janssen Kenya, one of the pharmaceutical companies of …

The Lagos State Government has announced that at least 5,000 Lagosian will get free enrolment into its health insurance scheme, known as Ilera Eko Social Health Plan, courtesy of the …

South Africa has confirmed its first case of monkey pox. According to South Africa’s Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Thursday he had been notified by the country’s laboratory services that …

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Medical Council two years ago, described the increase in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) as an ‘emerging epidemic’ and the ‘biggest threat to South …

RSV is one of the few major infectious diseases without a vaccine. the virus causes hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations in older adults each year. GSK Plc said its vaccine …

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has continued to partner stakeholders in the health sector to offer quality healthcare. Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, …

With Monkeypox increasingly spreading, The federal government of Nigeria, yesterday revealed that it was collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centre for Disease Control to …

The Federal Government of Nigeria hopes to generate about N207bn revenue from proposed five specialist hospitals and one intravenous fluid plant across the country. The project, which will be built …

A Ghanaian cancer research and diagnostic startup Yemaachi Biotech plans to expand the world’s knowledge of how cancer affects people of African descent. Yemaachi Biotech is a home grown research …

Life Healthcare revenue witnessed an increase attributing a 4.2% jump in group revenue to R13.5 billion from six months to end-March. This was reportedly caused by an improved demand for …