Health

Claim: Nigeria confirms its first case of hantavirus  Source: X  Verdict: False Researched by Gifty Danso On the back of...

Nigeria has recorded a new COVID-19 case in Cross River State, prompting health authorities to activate emergency response measures. Speaking...

Research Associate and Multimedia Lead at FactSpace West Africa, Samuel Adjetey Adjei  participated in a digital content production workshop organised...

Claim: 300 infants die out of 1,000 live births in The Gambia Source: Nenneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe, Vice President of the...

Researched by Alfa Shaban Nigeria is the latest West African country to roll out an Mpox vaccination campaign to protect...

The World Health Organisation Africa Office (WHO AFRO) has announced Nigeria’s launch of Mpox vaccination campaigns across 12 high-burden states...

​​Claim: Surgical operations suspended at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) due to water shortage.  Source: Kerr Fatou/Facebook  Verdict:...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on August 14, 2024, declared Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) as a global health emergency...

Researched by Awa Macalo Chickenpox and Mpox formerly called MonkeyPox are both viral diseases that cause rashes and other symptoms,...

Poliomyelitis popularly known as polio is a crippling disease that results from infection with any one of the three related poliovirus...