Did you know you could have malaria and not be sick?

Yep, you read that right.

That was my story last Thursday when I bumped into my friend who I've known since our days at the Botany and Microbiology department of the University of Ibadan.

People die of cholera after outbreak in Haiti hurricane

Haiti has been badly hit by a hurricane which has been named #HurricaneMatthew. Hundreds of people have died and the impoverished country is struggling to cope with a huge public health issue.

The rise in cholera cases has made officials warn that contaminated water and a lack of hygiene are putting more people at risk to water-borne diseases.

Another Nigerian child paralysed from Polo virus

A third case in a recent outbreak of polio has emerged in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

Nigeria: Five new cases of #Lassa confirmed in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau, Rivers states

Five confirmed cases of Lassa Fever were reported from four states of Nigeria within the week 24th August to 2nd September.

93 Days movie on Ebola to premiere on September 13 in Lagos

It's another Movie Premiere at the House on The Rock church, Lekki, Lagos.

Lagos state on high Lasaa Fever alert

The Lagos State Government has ordered close monitoring of health centres and other traditional health institutions in the 57 local councils in the state.

Travelling to Florida? Beware of Zika Virus

Forida health officials are investigating five new cases of Zika in the state that are not a result of travel outside of the United States, but of local transmission of the virus, the governor’s office said Tuesday.

Trinidad and Tobago fights Zika virus by fining those with abandoned properties

The Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh recently imposed higher fines upon owners of abandoned and overgrown properties in its mosquito eradication exercises to fight the Zika virus.

'Black people' kill another white cop in Kansas City

A police officer in Kansas City, Kansas, USA has been shot on Tuesday  (US time) while chasing suspects allegedly involved in a drive-by shooting, has died, police Chief Terry Zeigler said.

In pursuit of an HIV vaccine and the AIDS-free generation

In the US, many people speak of “the AIDS crisis” as though it were something that happened and is now over. We do have effective treatments, and increasingly effective means of prevention.