CODE launches new project for health security in Nigeria
The Connected Development (CODE), a leading non-profit organisation advancing social accountability and citizen participation in governance, has launched a new project titled “Tracking BHCPF...
Adenike Adeeko’s Foundation Urges Girls To Build confidence, Embrace Creativity
Adenike Isi Adeeko, a Trustee of Tina Ogbebor Eye and Health Foundation has urged young girls to build self-confidence, embrace creativity, and prioritise their...
Coalition seeks 10% budget allocation for health, decries under-release in 2025
The Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC) has called for an increase in budgetary allocation for the health sector to at least 10% of the...
CAPPA urges FG to raise tobacco control budget
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase funding for tobacco control, warning...
WHO warns rising antibiotic resistance poses global health threat
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections recorded globally in 2023 was resistant to antibiotics.
In its new global antibiotic...
Experts cautions against fortifying ultra-processed foods over rising NCDs
Public health advocates under the Coalition for Healthy Food Advocacy and National Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Coalition (NSSBTC) have raised the alarm over growing efforts...
Forum harp on research, environmental control to tackle malaria scourge
Experts and other stakeholders in the health sector have called for re-strategising and renewed commitment to combating the rising scourge of malaria in the...
World Cancer Day 2026: FG must fix broken food system to tackle cancer -CAPPA
On World Cancer Day, themed ‘United by Unique,’ the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has reaffirmed its solidarity with the global community...
First Lady Tinubu Launches 10 Digital Learning Centers To Boost Women’s Digital Literacy Nationwide
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated ten Renewed Hope Initiative, / National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Digital Learning Centers across...
WHO to unveil initiatives promoting safe, science-backed traditional medicine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says new scientific tools are creating an unprecedented opportunity to rigorously evaluate and safely integrate traditional medicine into modern...
