By Bunmi Yekini U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell on Thursday called for a new era of international cooperation to accelerate global climate…
By Bunmi Yekini U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell said on Thursday the door remained open for the United States to return to…
Countries Elect Chile’s Cordano To Chair Global Plastics Treaty Talks Amid Calls For Transparency
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By Bunmi Yekini Countries meeting in Geneva on Friday elected Chilean diplomat Julio Cordano as chair of the United Nations negotiations to…
Across markets, schools and streets, a two-day Zero Stigma Campaign reached nearly 6,000 people, expanded HIV testing and renewed a citywide call…
Lagos State has launched a large-scale measles–rubella (MR) vaccination campaign targeting more than 10 million children, as health officials warn of increasing…
Officials warn of rising rubella cases and lifelong risks as state shifts from outbreak response to prevention By Bunmi Yekini The Lagos…
NACA, GEDRITE Nigeria Limited, Take Zero Stigma Campaign to Lagos Streets as HIV Discrimination Persists
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From Ikeja, officials and advocates confront the quiet exclusions that keep people living with HIV hidden, untreated and unheard. By Bunmi Yekini…
By Bunmi Yekini Millions of people living with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to suffer in silence from discrimination, social stigma and…
WHO urges Countries to Overhaul School Meals as Childhood Obesity Overtakes Underweight Globally
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By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization on Tuesday called on governments to radically improve the food children eat at school, warning…
By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization has called for expanded access to free treatment for leprosy, warning that the ancient disease…
