World Bank, Japan Unveil $20m Minerals Growth Plan
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Bank Group and the Japanese Government have launched two major initiatives designed to help developing countries transform critical mineral…
WHO Pushes Self-Help Tools to Tackle Mental Health Crisis
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new implementation guide to help countries expand access to mental health services through evidence-based…
Kano Health Journalists Unite for Stronger Advocacy
KANO, Nigeria – Health journalists in Kano State have launched a unified network aimed at strengthening public health reporting and amplifying advocacy on critical…
Mental Health Crisis Deepens as Africa Faces Funding Gap
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – African countries have renewed calls for greater investment in mental health services as nearly 150 million people across the continent…
WHO Sounds Alarm Over Nicotine Pouch Surge
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that nicotine pouches are rapidly gaining popularity among young people, exposing millions of adolescents…
WHO Unveils DoxyPEP Strategy to Curb Rising STI Infections
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has issued its first global recommendation on the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, known as doxyPEP, as…
WHA79 Adopts Ambitious Decade-Long Plan to Curb Antimicrobial Resistance Globally
ABUJA, Nigeria – Member States at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly adopt a new Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) for 2026–2036, intensifying…
African Leaders Push Cross-Border Pact to Eliminate Malaria, NTDS
ABUJA, Nigeria – African countries and global health partners intensify efforts to eliminate malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through a new cross-border cooperation…
Ebola Response Funding May Exceed $300m – African Leaders Warn
KAMPALA, Uganda – African health leaders and international partners have warned that more than $300 million may be required to contain the rapidly expanding…
Nigeria, Singapore Deepen Collaboration to Improve Weather Forecasting, Aviation Safety
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet) has intensified efforts to modernize weather forecasting and aviation services through a new collaboration with the…