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WHO meets as U.S. withdrawal blows hole in budget

The executive board meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, February 3, 2025, was set to take on an atmosphere of crisis...
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Nigeria on alert as Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease...
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River blindness, sleeping sickness eliminated by Niger, Guinea 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the...
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Robert Egbe: Tobacco industry’s deadly, discredited ‘Harm Reduction’ trick

Despite the millions of people its products kill every year, and the thousands more whose health is destroyed, the tobacco industry is aggressively lobbying governments...
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Nigeria declares malaria elimination as key priority

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating malaria, recognising the disease as a critical public health challenge. With efforts focused on...
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AfDB to address hazardous chemicals in Africa’s least developed countries

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an initiative aimed at tackling the challenge of hazardous chemicals in 11 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)...
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‘Libreville commitment’ adopted towards elimination of mercury-containing skin-lightening cosmetics in Africa

A high-level regional meeting in Libreville, Gabon, brought together African ministers, international experts and civil society leaders to address the public health and environmental...
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U.S. withdrawal from WHO, threat to global, Nigeria’s health governance – Experts

A General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, says Nigeria faces critical health challenges that demand immediate and sustained action to bridge funding gaps amid global...
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