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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...
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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...
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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....
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Group unveils ‘EmpowerHer Campaign’ to promote affordable sanitary pads, sustainable menstrual health

The Bays Planet Foundation, non-governmental organisation committed to addressing global social and environmental challenges, has announced the launch of the EmpowerHer Campaign, a project...
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Michael Musenga: Why no country in Africa needs amalgam

Michael Musenga, Executive Director and National Lead Elimination Advisor, Children's Environmental Health Foundation in Zambia, in this piece appeals to manufacturers to think of...
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New TB vaccine in 100 years advances as Wellcome, Gates Foundation fund trial

Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E (M72), through a Phase III...
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Group urges govt to review sugar-sweetened beverages tax upward

The Corporate and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to review the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) tax upward to reduce sugar consumption...
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Tobacco smoking: It’s time to stop the initiation ceremony

Films are a preferred source of entertainment and learning for many, and audiences are often quick to mirror in their daily lives what they...
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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

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