The Spanish flu episode highlights some elementary mistakes made back then which must be avoided at all costs to prevent another public health disaster.
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The biggest lesson has been that controlling a disease outbreak like Ebola is impossible without community trust and engagement.
In some communities, over a quarter of the children were misclassified as iron replete whereas they were iron deficient.
Bacteria and other toxic biological waste arising from decomposing bodies can contaminate water sources, representing a public health concern.
Hand washing is a tried and true, scientifically proven preventive strategy that reduces the likelihood of transmitting both viral and bacterial borne diseases.
Everything starts and ends with leadership.
Ghana’s lack of a palliative care policy is posing a significant challenge to effective healthcare for cancer patients.
The health and rights of children and adolescents, particularly the most marginalised and vulnerable, are under immediate threat from climate change, corporate actors and growing inequities.
How to stay safe from the novel coronavirus which has reached Lagos, Nigeria.
A key component of how the coronavirus could be spreading is the environment.
Experiences dealing with previous outbreaks of infectious disease can help countries with weak health systems prepare for new health emergencies.
If patients received counselling from someone who spoke their language, they would have an opportunity to ask questions about their medical condition and understand it more clearly.
The Tubeho Neza programme has showed that it is possible to provide interventions against major diseases to vulnerable households.
Sexually inexperienced Nigerian students are less confident in their ability to use condoms, increasing their susceptibility to infections and unplanned pregnancies at first sexual activity.
The interdependency between humans, animals and the environment is becoming more pronounced. This calls for an interdisciplinary approach to health problems.
Understanding the many factors that may play a role in spillover of pathogens from bats to humans requires systematic surveillance of bat populations.
There are cost-effective solutions to the problem of sub-standard drugs in Nigeria and other low-income countries.
The key to ending the HIV epidemic is a vaccine that will provide long-lasting protection and alleviate the need for prevention methods.
Concerned about rising cases and spread of Lassa fever, the Nigerian Academy of Science has called on government to declare it a national health emergency.
Cardiac rehabilitation is not available in many African countries and the way forward may be to focus on patients rather than specific diseases.
Providing antiretroviral therapy without incorporating quality diets may not help to reduce illness and death related to HIV.
Combining design innovation methods with medical disciplines such as microbiology can help tackle health related challenges.
Dentists need to have a sound understanding of genetics to treat and manage patients effectively.
Misinformation spreads fast when people are afraid and a contagious and potentially fatal disease is frightening. This provides the ideal emotionally charged context for rumours to thrive.
The discovery of a new strain of HIV gives scientists a better understanding of the virus.