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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has announced a $3 million investment over the next two years to strengthen routine immunisation and…
UNICEF, with help from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, gave 28 solar-powered Primary Health Care (PHC) centres to the Kano State…
President Bola Tinubu congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for keeping its World Health…
The NCDC also advised people to keep their surroundings clean. They should get rid of standing water, empty containers, tyres, and flower pots, and clear gutters
Global inaction on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical threat to the future of modern medicine, the World Health Organisation…
CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, said the tobacco industry is targeting young Nigerians with products like vapes, which they claim are safer.
Yahaya explained that NAFDAC is mandated to promote and enforce adherence to the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes, to which Nigeria is a signatory.
Campaigns to reduce salt in foods can improve heart health, lower blood pressure, and prevent deaths from NCDs. It is considered one of the most effective and low-cost ways to improve public health.
Despite several efforts over the years to fix these problems, such as the Bandung Conference in 1955 and the Alma-Ata Declaration in 1978, Pate said progress has been slow because of deep-rooted inequalities.