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1 week ago | 
premiumtimesng.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe |Mariam Ileyemi
The Nigerian government has reduced its family planning budget for 2025, raising concerns about how the country will sustain access to reproductive health services for millions of citizens amidst a global decline in donor funding. In the 2025 budget, N66.39 million was allocated for family planning, a 97 per cent decrease from the N2.2 billion allocated in 2024.
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1 week ago | 
htsyndication.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe |Mariam Ileyemi
Nigeria, April 18 -- The Nigerian government has reduced its family planning budget for 2025, raising concerns about how the country will sustain access to reproductive health services for millions of citizens amidst a global decline in donor funding. In the 2025 budget, N66.39 million was allocated for family planning, a 97 per cent decrease from the N2.2 billion allocated in 2024.
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2 months ago | 
htsyndication.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe |Mariam Ileyemi
Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) have described the recent approval of a retirement age increase for doctors and healthcare workers as a crucial step toward mitigating brain drain in the country's health sector. President Bola Tinubu announced on Wednesday a policy to raise the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years.
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2 months ago | 
premiumtimesng.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe |Mariam Ileyemi
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) have described the recent approval of a retirement age increase for doctors and healthcare workers as a crucial step toward mitigating brain drain in the country’s health sector. President Bola Tinubu announced on Wednesday a policy to raise the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
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In a historic achievement, the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences has produced 18 all-female first-class graduates for the 2023/2024 academic session. The students were awarded first degrees honours at the first session of the university’s 55th Convocation ceremony on Tuesday. The graduating students were praised for their hard work, dedication, and resilience in achieving academic excellence.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe
One in five new type 2 diabetes cases in Sub-Saharan Africa and a quarter of those in Latin America and the Caribbean are attributable to sugary drinksA new study has shown that the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) globally is responsible for about 340,000 deaths each year from Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
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A new study has shown that the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) globally is responsible for about 340,000 deaths each year from Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study, published in Nature Medicine on Monday, found that sugary drinks were linked to 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million cases of cardiovascular disease in 2020, with the majority of them occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
htsyndication.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe
Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- A new study has shown that the consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) globally is responsible for about 340,000 deaths each year from Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study, published in Nature Medicine on Monday, found that sugary drinks were linked to 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million cases of cardiovascular disease in 2020, with the majority of them occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
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Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, said for Nigeria to achieve the global Tuberculosis (TB) targets by 2035, it will require sustained investment, innovative strategies, and a renewed focus on breaking barriers that hinder access to essential care and support. Mrs Tinubu, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2024 National TB conference in Abuja, highlighted the critical role of collaboration between public and private sectors.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
premiumtimesng.com | Nike Adebowale-Tambe
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, said for Nigeria to achieve the global Tuberculosis (TB) targets by 2035, it will require sustained investment, innovative strategies, and a renewed focus on breaking barriers that hinder access to essential care and support. Mrs Tinubu, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2024 National TB conference in Abuja, highlighted the critical role of collaboration between public and private sectors.
