By Yusuf Adebayo For decades, the global fight against smoking has relied on a familiar playbook: warn, restrict, and hope for cessation. Yet millions of people still smoke, underscoring an important opportunity to support adult smokers with better alternatives. On World Vape Day, the conversation takes a different turn: one grounded less in ideal outcomes…
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged Nigerian government to increase the tax tariff for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) industries, as part of strategy to checkmating the contents of their products to safeguard public health. The Executive Director of CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, stated this during the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on…
Concerned parents and youth-focused anti-tobacco advocates have urged the Federal Government to take urgent action against the alarming rise in e-cigarette and flavoured vape use among teenagers in Nigeria. Voices for Tobacco Control, an advocacy group, is calling for immediate restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes, vapes, and flavoured tobacco products to minors. They are…
Nigeria’s leading technology-enabled distributor of quality health and beauty products, Konga Health, is set to engage students across tertiary institutions in a series of skincare consultations, product sampling, and expert-led tutorials to promote skincare education and wellness. This initiative, which kicks off this month, is designed to empower young adults with the knowledge and tools…
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of both the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Africa Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) Abuja, Prof Benedict Oramah, has said the tertiary-level multi-specialty medical institution will help Nigeria retain the over $1.1 billion lost annually to outbound medical tourism, redirecting those resources towards strengthening her own systems….
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, the country’s disease control agency said on Monday. The disease, mainly transmitted to humans via contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or excrement, has infected 1,154 people in six Nigerian states. Head, Nigerian…
The Stanley Jegede Foundation (SJF), a non-governmental organization with a mission to make a good quality of life accessible to the less privileged, has partnership with the LifeLine Care Association (LCA) to provide essential mental health support and services across communities. The collaboration aligns with SJF’s health advocacy targets for this year, necessitating its support…
The number of mpox cases will continue to rise during the next four weeks before starting to show signs of flattening early next year, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, has warned. Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through close contact, and typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. It is usually…
Telecommunication and mobile money service provider, Airtel Nigeria has partnered Mobihealth International, a telehealth service provider. This strategic collaboration is designed to significantly improve healthcare access for millions of people across Nigeria, particularly in underserved communities. Under this partnership, Nigerians will enjoy affordable and round the clock access to Mobihealth’s innovative telemedicine services, allowing them…
