The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pledges support to the Nigerian government in reaching zero-dose children, aiming to curb vaccine-preventable diseases nationwide.
Author: Nike Adebowale-Tambe
N20 billion has been secured for the construction of the six centres within the next three years.
In January 2022, NAFDAC stopped the registration of alcoholic beverages in sachet and small volume PET and glass bottles below 200ml.
The significant prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines in Africa poses a substantial threat to public health.
Excess consumption of sugary beverages is linked to increased cancer risk, in addition to other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
In 2023, the Federal Government approved the payment of N25,000 of peculiar allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics in the federal public service.
Data also shows that no less than 13,691 deaths caused by cancer have been recorded globally today.
Urgent interventions are needed to avert a projected one million annual deaths by 2030, considering about 882,000 new cancer cases reported in the African Region in 2022.
There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050.