Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance and development advocate, says gender inequality is aided by malnutrition, adding that this inequality starts in the womb. Okonjo-Iweala, in a piece co-authored Lawrence
Development Cable
Every year, 600,00 people die prematurely from indoor air pollution in Africa, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed. According to UNEP, the continent’s reliance on the use
Nigeria life expectancy, at 54.5, is one of the worst in the world, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) report titled: ‘World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs’. The
Nigeria has started an exit transition from Gavi funding support. This implies that the government’s share of the cost of vaccine procurement and storage will increase progressively. Chizoba Wonodi, Convener
Health experts say Sayana Press, self-injectable contraceptives, currently being tested in Uganda and Senegal could revolutionise lives of women, particularly
Oil exploration by multinational companies has destroyed the ecosystem and caused environmental warming. Nnimo Bassey, coordinator of Health of Mother
Marietu Binkola, project manager, Edo state Agency for the Control of HIV and AIDS (EDO-SACA), on Sunday said 16,000 people
Every year, about 800,000 children under five years die in Nigeria, Developmental Communications Network (DEVCOMS), a non-governmental organisation, said on
Only 45 percent of Nigerians are aware of their HIV status, according to the AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF). Kemi
Onitsha, a city in Anambra state, is the most polluted in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
