Nigeria Advances Early Childhood Development Through Primary Health Care
Every month at the Primary Health Care Centre in Ugbor, Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State, in southern Nigeria, mothers gather with their babies for...
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Sustainable Power Infrastructure Critical to Nigeria’s Health System – Minister
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving sustainable electricity supply across Nigeria’s health facilities, with the Minister of State for Health and Social...
Tobacco Act Amendment Bill: CAPPA Writes Senate, Demands Legislative Records
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request with the National Assembly, demanding comprehensive legislative records on the National...
Mandatory Fortification of Bouillon Cubes: A Threat to Maternal and Child Health in Nigeria
BY BUKOLA OLUKEMI-ODELE A recent narrative circulating across public health and media spaces—exemplified by reports from food corporations and their allies —advocates mandatory fortification of...
Tobacco Act Amendment Bill Is Damaging To Nigeria, Africa Centre Warns NASS
The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control...
Nigeria: Traditional Leaders Strengthen Community Trust In Polio Vaccination
When a vaccination team arrived in her community in northern Nigeria, Amina Bindawa hesitated. She had heard different stories about vaccines and was unsure what...
It’S UNACCEPTABLE: Nigeria Tobacco Control Community Rejects Dangerous Amendment Bill, Demands Immediate Recall
The Nigerian tobacco-control community has rejected a bill seeking to amend the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) 2015, describing it as a catastrophic reversal of...
Edo NMA Seeks Budgetary Subvention From Health Ministry to Boost Healthcare Partnerships
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Branch, has appealed to the Edo State Ministry of Health to incorporate direct budgetary subventions for the association...
African Public Health Advocates Converge in Lagos for ATIM Training
Public health advocates from across Africa, have converged in Lagos for the third edition of the Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research...