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Stakeholders want sugar-sweetened beverages tax key on health council agenda

A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) as well as environment and health officials who met recently to examine issues related to the sugar-sweetened...

Michael Simire - August 21, 2023

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Nigeria to benefit from UK’s £210m funding to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance

State-of-the-art laboratories, cutting-edge disease surveillance systems, and a bigger global workforce to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be backed by up to £210...

Michael Simire - August 17, 2023

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Group lauds Mamora for sponsoring National Tobacco Control Bill

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), an NGO, has lauded former minister, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, for sponsoring the National Tobacco Control Bill. The...

Michael Simire - August 9, 2023

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NAFDAC, stakeholders commit to implement regulation against fatty foods

Worried by the prevalent rate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has...

Michael Simire - August 8, 2023

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Tinubu’s cabinet and agenda for incoming health minister

President Bola Tinubu recently submitted the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Although the number of nominees, 28, falls short of...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2023

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CAPPA wants Lagos to terminate partnerships with tobacco industry

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu of Lagos State to stop the partnership between different ministries...

Michael Simire - July 22, 2023

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Nicotine Policy separate from Tobacco Control Policy needed for Africa

The presence of a thriving black-market trade for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and other new nicotine products in Africa is a concerning issue. The growth...

Michael Simire - July 13, 2023

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18m doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries

Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years....

Michael Simire - July 5, 2023

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