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Biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420bn, says UNEP

Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Dr Richard Munang, has said that biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420 billion. Munang disclosed...

Michael Simire - November 3, 2022

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Stop TB Partnership sounds alarm on tuberculosis funding crisis

In the wake of new data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2022 showing an increase in...

Michael Simire - October 28, 2022

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Flood: Anambra expresses fear over possible cholera outbreak

The Anambra State Government has expressed fear over possible outbreak of cholera and other infectious diseases in the state following devastating flood. Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu,...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2022

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World Food Day: Keeping everyone safe from trans-fats

This year’s World Food Day with the theme “Leave no one behind” is celebrated amid a deteriorating global food security crisis with an all-time...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2022

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Lagos, WHO collaborate with GET on OneHealth, BioSecurity conference

The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that the state government, with the health ministry as anchor ministry, in partnership...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2022

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Youths as centerpiece of smokefree Nigerian movies

The creativity exhibited by youths who participated in the #Smokefree Nollywood Skit Challenge organised by Nigerian non-governmental organisation - the Corporate Accountability and Public...

Michael Simire - October 19, 2022

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UN ramps up aid in Chad as floods hit 1m people

The United Nations and humanitarian partners said they were ramping up aid efforts for more than one million people in Chad impacted by flooding,...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2022

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World Health Summit: Global leaders commit $2.6bn to end polio

Global leaders on Tuesday, October 12, 2022, confirmed $2.6 billion in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio at a...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2022

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