Is well-known Nigerian doctor correct about malnutrition in women and children?
Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, medical doctor and first lady of Lagos, wants the state to be healthier. But do her claims about the extent of poor nu...
Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, medical doctor and first lady of Lagos, wants the state to be healthier. But do her claims about the extent of poor nu...
Chief administrative secretary Mercy Mwangangi cut an elated figure when she compared Kenya’s vaccination progress to other countries. But t...
To encourage more acceptance of alternative approaches to health, an expert claimed that in Nigeria, six in 10 women delivered their babies
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The African National Congress Youth League in Tshwane, South Africa, came under fire for sharing false Covid-19 remedies. We checked.
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