Category: Health
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EHCON ROLLS OUT AIR QUALITY RULES TO CUT EMISSIONS NATIONWIDE
Cleaner air is now a top priority as Environmental Health Council of Nigeria unveils new guidelines to slash carbon emissions across key sectors.* EHCON has introduced new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality across Nigeria. Registrar Yakubu Baba says the target is ambitious—cut emissions by up to…
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NIGERIA LEADS AFRICA IN TB CASES, EXPERTS RAISE ALARM
A worrying health reality—Nigeria now tops Africa in tuberculosis cases, but experts say early detection and treatment can turn the tide. Nigeria has been ranked the number one country in Africa and sixth globally for tuberculosis (TB) prevalence, according to health experts speaking at events marking World TB Day. Experts revealed that TB—caused by Mycobacterium…
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NEW HEALTH PROFESSIONALS JOIN FRONTLINE CARE
Fresh talent enters Nigeria’s healthcare system as 53 KWASU graduates earn their licence to practice—ready to make impact where it matters most. Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has added 53 newly qualified medical laboratory scientists to Nigeria’s health workforce after their official induction into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria. The induction, held during…
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FCTA CLARIFIES ROLE ON HEALTH REGULATIONS, DEFENDS INSPECTION CHARGES
The Federal Capital Territory Administration says its public health rules are not “multiple taxation” but legal measures to protect residents and ensure safety standards. The Federal Capital Territory Administration has clarified its mandate on public and environmental health enforcement in Abuja, following complaints from private school owners over alleged multiple taxation. Through its Health Services…
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TEETHING DOESN’T CAUSE DIARRHEA IN BABIES, EXPERTS DEBUNK COMMON MYTH
Dental experts are setting the record straight—teething may be uncomfortable, but it is not the cause of stooling in infants. As the world marks World Oral Health Day, dental public health specialists in Ibadan are dispelling long-held myths linking teething to diarrhoea in babies. Experts from the University College Hospital Ibadan say stooling in infants…
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IMMUNISATION GAINS AT RISK AS FUNDING DELAYS THREATEN VACCINE DELIVERY — STAKEHOLDERS WARN
Nigeria has boosted health funding sharply—but experts say delays in releasing the money could derail progress in reaching every child with life-saving vaccines. Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector say immunisation financing has surged by 233% in two years, but persistent delays in fund release are now threatening vaccine supply and routine immunisation services nationwide. They…
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WHO PUSHES FOR STRONGER ACTION TO END TB IN AFRICA BY 2030
Despite progress, tuberculosis still kills thousands across Africa—but WHO says the tools to end it already exist. The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its call for urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) as a public health threat in Africa by 2030, urging governments to step up investment, commitment, and accountability. WHO Regional Director for…
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CHILD DEATHS DROP BY HALF, BUT WHO WARNS GLOBAL PROGRESS IS SLOWING
Millions of lives have been saved since 2000—but the World Health Organization says the fight to protect children is losing momentum. Global child survival has recorded major gains over the past two decades, with under-five deaths dropping from over 10 million in 2000 to 4.9 million in 2024, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).…
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5 MILLION CHILDREN STILL DIE ANNUALLY DESPITE GLOBAL PROGRESS — UN WARNS
Progress is slowing, inequality is widening, and millions of child deaths remain preventable—this is the UN’s urgent warning to the world. The United Nations is raising alarm over the slow pace of progress in reducing child mortality, revealing that about 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, despite decades of global gains.…
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FUNDING DELAYS THREATEN NIGERIA’S IMMUNISATION GAINS
Nigeria’s immunisation drive has grown fast, with funding jumping 233% in two years, but delayed releases are putting vaccines—and children—at risk. At a media briefing in Abuja, health stakeholders under the PREACH Project warned that only N68.8 billion of the approved N231.7 billion for 2025 has been released, creating gaps in vaccine supply and routine…
