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UNICEF challenges Niger Delta states on nutrition, child welfare indices

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geo-political zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation coverage, reducing...

ERA flays Philip Morris’ tobacco ‘misinformation’ campaign

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described as false and deceptive recent activities by Philip Morris International (PMI) to promote...

Nations launch fresh global commitment to end tuberculosis

No fewer that 75 ministers on Friday, November 17, 2017 agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement came...

NMA decries poor state of facilities in public health institutions

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decried the poor state of facilities in public health institutions in the country. Prof. Mike Ogirima, President of the...

Health experts to partner stakeholders towards implementation of tobacco law

Public health experts, who converged on Abuja for a three-day Tobacco Control Implementation Strategy Workshop, have agreed to work more collaboratively in implementing the...

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Multinationals lack India-specific commitments to curb misuse

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in its recent assessment released on Monday, November 13, 2017 at the beginning of  “World Antibiotic Awareness...

World Diabetes Day: The real cause of ailment, by experts

As the world prepares to observe the World Diabetes Day on Tuesday, medical experts say the condition is not caused by excessive consumption of...

Special enterprise to address climate health impact in SIDS launched

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat and in partnership with the Fijian Presidency of the 23rd...

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Health reform aimed at saving lives, reducing pains – Pate

The Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, says the ongoing health reform in Nigeria is designed to save...
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10m people could die annually due to antibiotic resistance by 2050 – WAP

World Animal Protection (WAP), an international organisation, says no fewer than 10 million people could die globally each year...

Extreme heat linked to over 1,300 deaths in Portugal in 20 days

The months of July and August 2025 in Portugal were marked by several warnings of high temperatures that coincided...

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Health reform aimed at saving lives, reducing pains – Pate

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