Aid group says overwhelmed treatment centres, weak surveillance and insecurity are hampering efforts to contain the disease as cases spread across three…
Nigeria TB Advocates Warn of Critical Shortages of Diagnostic Supplies and Drugs in Four States
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By Bunmi Yekini Tuberculosis advocates, community groups and health workers on Friday urged the Nigerian government to immediately address shortages of key…
By Bunmi Yekini A Nigerian association of health journalists has called on President Bola Tinubu to include its members on a newly…
COP31 Presidency Unveils Ambitious Global Electrification Target to Speed Up Clean Energy Transition
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By Bunmi Yekini On Monday, the incoming presidency of COP31 launched an ambitious global push to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels…
By Bunmi Yekini As the United Nations marked World Oceans Day 2026 with the theme, “Reimagine: Beyond the world we know, a…
WHO Says Children Under Five Face Highest Risk From Unsafe Food as Global Illnesses Top 866 Million Annually
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By Bunmi Yekini Children under the age of five face nearly three times the risk of illness from unsafe food compared with…
By Bunmi Yekini The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reaffirmed their partnership…
Dying in the Dark: How Lagos state's suspended STOP Guideline is costing Women their Lives
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Four years after a landmark medical document was pulled within days of its launch, doctors remain paralysed by legal ambiguity and women…
By Bunmi Yekini Environmental groups across Africa have called for stronger enforcement of anti-waste dumping laws and an end to what they…
When Recovery has no Roadmap: How One Nigerian Startup is Trying to Bring Physiotherapy Home
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Open Doors Access founder Moyo Daniels is building an AI-powered rehabilitation platform to close Nigeria’s silent physiotherapy gap, where millions recover alone,…
