The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning that rising interference from the tobacco industry threatens to derail global progress in reducing tobacco use—and called for urgent, reinforced action to stay on track.
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The Federal Government has expressed concern over the widespread underdiagnosis of hypertension in Nigeria, warning that this is contributing significantly to the country’s growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Kwara Government have targeted over 100,000 pregnant women for the Integrated Health Intervention campaign in the state.
Journalists and broadcasters from across West Africa have voiced concern that vital health issues such as HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are frequently neglected by newsrooms—only gaining traction during high-profile disease outbreaks like Ebola or Lassa fever.
Over 80 representatives of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Civil Society Alliances (CSAs) from 22 countries across West, Central Africa, and the islands of Comoros and Madagascar gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the annual regional meeting aimed at accelerating progress on nutrition.
The Anti-Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse and Drug Abuse Initiative (AKH-TRACADA), a non-governmental organisation, has called for increased investment in drug abuse prevention efforts across Nigeria.
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Reactions have continued to trail the approval of Yeztugo, a twice-yearly injectable medication for HIV prevention, with experts warning that its high cost could shut out millions of vulnerable people worldwide.
Mental health experts say society needs to change how it sees men showing emotions. They warn that stopping men from expressing feelings—especially crying—is quietly harming them. This leads to shorter lives, more suicides, and long-term health problems in men.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 1.013million pills of opioids along Bauchi-Darazo road in Bauchi State.