Tag:Public Health

SSB tax: Should private profits supersede public health?

Nigeria’s shift toward a pro-health review of the tax payable by manufacturers of non-alcoholic, sweetened, and carbonated drinks, commonly known as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs),...

How Big Food turns holidays into a public health trap

Festive periods occupy a strategic place in the marketing calendars of Big Food corporations. National and religious holidays such as Christmas, New Year, Easter, Eid-el-Fitr and...

Govt unveils first treatment facility to eliminate harmful chemicals, protect public health, environment

The Federal Government on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in Abuja unveiled the first Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) treatment centres as part of a national project to eliminate...

COP11: Stand up for public health, CSOs urge Nigerian delegates

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has urged Nigeria’s delegation to the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the...

‘Public health trumps profits’ – Groups back NAFDAC’s sachet alcohol ban

The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for...

Kenya eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making...

Lagos defends styrofoam ban, says for public health not politics

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its stance on the ban of single-use styrofoam, describing the decision as one rooted in public health, environmental...

Noise pollution poses grave risks to public health, stakeholders warn

Some health stakeholders say noise pollution is a significant, yet overlooked public health issue. Speaking in an interview on Sunday, January 26, 2025, in Abuja,...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...

Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more...

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026,...