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Cholera spreads to 17 of Sudan’s 18 states

Cholera cases in Khartoum State in Sudan are declining following a 10-day vaccination campaign that reached more than 2.24 million people – achieving 96%...

Sights restored as over 2,000 benefit from NNPC/Shell Vision First outreach in Lagos community

There have been testimonies of restored sights as more than 2,000 people accessed healthcare services in an outreach organised in Lagos as part of...

Bill to establish oil and gas hospital in Delta passes 2nd reading in Senate

The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking an act to establish the Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta State. This...

RDI, Foodjustice train govt officials on planetary health diet

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and Germany-based Foodjustice have trained officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Lagos State ministries of health, environment...

Vaping in Nigeria: Green outside, deadly within

When, during the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent cough, throat irritation, and other related diseases,...

WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free

Suriname on Monday, June 30, 2025, became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO)....

WaterAid rolls out Danida Project to end period poverty in Nigeria

Danida Project - an initiative aimed at tackling period poverty in Nigeria through the enhanced production and sales of safe, recyclable sanitary pads, empowering...

Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1bn people – WHO report

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, June 23, released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning...

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COREN seeks FCT, states’ collaboration in curbing engineering failures

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has sought the collaboration of states and the Federal Capital...
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West African activists push for climate justice

Environmental justice advocates have called on leaders across West Africa to unite against environmental degradation and resist the commodification...

UN Climate Change launches new report on advancing a ‘Just Transition’ in climate policy

As the world accelerates action to address climate change, the question is no longer whether to pursue a just...

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