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Partnership to provide 120m affordable COVID-19 rapid tests for poor countries

A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were announced on Monday, September 28,...
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Respondents rate govt, Lagos poor on COVID-19 responses

Many Nigerians appear to be unimpressed by the Federal and Lagos State Governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey conducted by a civil...
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$35bn needed to end acute phase of COVID-19 pandemic

The ACT-Accelerator, the global initiative offering a solution to speed up the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, says it needs $35 billion to meet...
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Groups to partner Yoruba film producers to end smoking in movies

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation  Africa (CAPPA) have met with the executives of the Theatre Arts...
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Group takes tobacco advocacy to entertainment industry regulator

The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has taken its advocacy on dangers of smoking in movies and music videos to stakeholders in the industry. Last...
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US coronavirus death toll tops 200,000

The novel coronavirus has now killed 200,000 people in the United States, just eight months after the nation's first confirmed case. The U.S. death toll...
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Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease – Report

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a brief released on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 by the World Health Organisation...
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Tobacco industry interfering in Nigerian govt policies, report reveals

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report...
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