Experts Link Sugary Drinks Industry To Climate Change7
Health and climate experts have identified the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) industry as a major driver of the climate crisis, urging…
Category: Public Health
Abia Govt. Approves Health Insurance Scheme For Civil Servants
The Abia State Government has approved Health Insurance Scheme, to provide comprehensive health coverage for civil servants in the state.…
Show Financial Commitment to Addressing Diabetes Burden, CAPPA Tells FG, States
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal and state governments to demonstrate financial commitment…
Bauchi Women Protest Against Mining Hazards
Women from Gada Biyu and nearby mining communities in Bauchi State, North East Nigeria, have protested against irresponsible mining activities…
Report Exposes Beverage Industry’s Plot To Undermine Public Health.
African civil society organisations working to promote and defend sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes in Cameroon, Nigeria, and South Africa on…
World Food Day:Youths Advocate Nutritious Food Policies
Young people under the aegis of the Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV) have called on governments at all levels…
NOA Osun Walks For World Sight Day
The Nigerian Optometric Association, NOA, Osun State Chapter, will on Thursday, 10th October 2024, embark on a “Walk” in observance…
Children Need Routine Immunisation When Maternal Immunity Wanes – Health Official
The Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Ifeyinwa Ani-Osheku, says children need routine immunisation to…
CAPPA Urges FG To Rethink Fraternity That Harms Public Health
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rethink his Presidency’s fraternity with…
African Rights Activists Demand end to ecological assault in Ghana
10 rights organisations in 7 African countries have demanded that the Ghanaian government immediately halt the ongoing poisoning of water…