The Akwa Ibom Government has inaugurated Task-force Committees on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods and for Monitoring of Private Health Facilities and Anti-Quackery.
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has declared his full support for the Federal Government’s upcoming national Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, calling on traditional rulers, religious leaders, and community influencers to mobilize Nigerians for the nationwide rollout.
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The International College of Surgeons (ICS), in collaboration with its Nigeria Section, on Monday commenced a two-day free surgical outreach for indigent and vulnerable Nigerians in Abuja.
Nigeria Health Watch is set to host a high-level National Policy Dialogue to confront the alarmingly high adolescent fertility rate of 117 births per 1,000 girls aged 15–19.
Gatefield Impact, a public policy advocacy organisation, has launched a campaign urging the Federal Government to ban the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products to individuals under 18 years of age.
The Deafblind Inclusion and Advocacy Network (DIAN) Nigeria, under the LionHeart Ability Leaders International Foundation, has called for national recognition, inclusion, and urgent action on deafblindness as a distinct disability.
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.
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.