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Health for all: SSB taxes towards improved healthcare access

As we commemorate the 2023 World Health Day, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the state of healthcare and access to medical...

Michael Simire - April 7, 2023

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Keeping up with Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) policy – Why govt must be proactive

The gazetting of the National Tobacco Control Regulations in December 2019 signaled the beginning of a change in the design of cigarette packs and...

Michael Simire - April 3, 2023

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Cholera: 447 suspected cases reported in six states – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (nine), Bayelsa...

Michael Simire - April 3, 2023

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End mercury dental fillings in children, group demands

Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics, a Philippines-based not-for-profit, marks an historic milestone in...

Michael Simire - April 1, 2023

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Experts raise awareness on dangers of pollutants in plastics

Environmental experts have raised concerns on the dangers of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in plastics in the country. They said this at a programme on...

Michael Simire - March 31, 2023

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Forests reduce health risks, new global report confirms

The global scientific evidence of the multiple types of benefits that forests, trees and green spaces have on human health has now been assessed...

Michael Simire - March 24, 2023

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Nigeria among high TB burden countries, says agency

Nigeria remains among the high burden countries for Tuberculosis (TB) globally, the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) who has said. Dr Chukwuma...

Michael Simire - March 17, 2023

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Bauchi stakeholders canvass tobacco control to end smoking

Stakeholders in Bauchi State in Nigeria have advocated for tobacco control to regulate smoking and consumption of tobacco products in the state. They made the...

Michael Simire - March 16, 2023

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