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DR Congo declares end of 16th Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday, December 1, 2025, declared the end of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province, after no new cases were reported...
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Africa faces cholera, Mpox, other emergencies amid funding boost

Africa is confronting multiple high-burden health emergencies, including widespread cholera outbreaks, rising Mpox cases and active viral haemorrhagic fever events. These emergencies are, however, happening...
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Minister, CAPPA, CISLAC, others back Senate’s move to review, earmark SSB Tax

Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate, civil society organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders working in public health have rallied the Senate...
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Renaissance boosts cancer care with $300,000 donation

Cancer care at the National Hospital, Abuja, received a major boost of $300,000 donation on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, by the Renaissance Africa Energy...
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UN treaty talks conclude with calls for cooperation to tackle illicit tobacco trade

The Fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products has concluded with a series...
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AGESI reacts as G77 and China lament COP30’s shortcomings on adaptation fund

Closing statement by G77 and China at COP30 in Belem, Brazil Scaling up climate finance in accordance with the principles and provisions of the UNFCCC...
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WHO tobacco treaty targets cigarette waste, industry liability in Geneva

Representatives from 160 countries adopted sweeping environmental protections and industry accountability measures on Saturday, November 22, 2025, as the world’s leading tobacco control treaty...
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CSOs applaud Nigeria’s leadership at COP11, seek stronger domestic action

Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in tobacco control have applauded the “outstanding leadership” of the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako,...
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