CAPPA Tasks FG, States On Healthy Food Policies.
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Heart Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has…
Category: Public Health
World Lung Day: Protect Nigerians From Harm Reduction Scam
By Robert Egbe In May this year, I received an unusual mail. It was an invitation from a public…
Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement
Image Credit: State House By Robert Egbe Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol,…
President Tinubu Launches Women’s Health Initiative
The Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a Presidential Women’s Health Transformation Initiative, code-named RenewHER. The scheme is aimed at…
CAPPA Lauds FG’s Tax Policy Draft For Health Financing
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to develop a draft policy for…
Experts Advocate Clean Energy for Cooking
Leading medical and environmental experts have advocated the adoption of clean energy cooking to tackle household air pollution and protect…
Vaping In Nigeria: Green Outside, Deadly Within
By Robert Egbe When, during the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent…
Hypertension: Case for Sodium Consumption Regulation, Healthier Diets
By Esi-ife Arogundade World Hypertension Day is observed annually in May, serving as a reminder of the importance of…
House Orders Urgent Power Restoration in Badagry West
The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Power and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to urgently restore…
Plateau HIV Rate Above National Average – Health Commissioner
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, has revealed that the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the state is…