By Joke Kujenya NOTIFICATION OF withdrawal has been received by the World Health Organization (WHO) from the United States of America (USA), prompting the agency to express regret over the decision and to confirm that the matter will be taken up by its governing bodies. JKNewsMedia.com reports the WHO as describing the US as a […]
By Robert Egbe NIGERIA’s SHIFT toward a pro-health review of the tax payable by manufacturers of non-alcoholic, sweetened, and carbonated drinks, commonly known as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), has reached a critical moment. Last November, the Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs and Excise convened a public hearing in Abuja to cons...
By Joke Kujenya IN TODAY’s world, cheaper sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are driving rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries as weak tax systems keep harmful products affordable, particularly for children and young adults. The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest newsletter, notes that con...
By Joke Kujenya FEAR ONCE followed the sound of a child, Uzodinma Peters, 7, struggling to walk as members of her parents’ families watched polio leave permanent scars on her young life. “It has not been easy,” said the mother to JKNewsMedia.com. “For six out of her seven years of life, this disease has maimed [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH CAPITAL has been secured by Japanese technology firm SORA Technology as it moves to scale its drone and artificial intelligence driven operations targeting infectious diseases and climate related challenges across Africa. The company announced that it raised JPY400, valued at $2.5m, in the second close of its lat...
By Joke Kujenya PERSISTENT VIOLENCE against women and girls continues to undermine human rights, equality and development, with speakers warning that global efforts remain far from meeting agreed targets at a session co-hosted by CeHDI, Women Deliver Conference 2026, IPPF, ARROW, WGNRR, APCAT Media and CNS. At a SHE & Rights session held d...
By Joke Kujenya ACROSS CONTINENTS and communities, the scale of violence faced by women and girls was laid bare during a SHE and Rights (S&R) session convened amid the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence and held to mark International Human Rights Day and Universal Health Coverage Day (IHRDUHCD). The gathering brought togeth...
By Joke Kujenya PUBLIC HEALTH threats across Africa are stretching resources and exposing persistent gaps in preparedness, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported. Yap Boum, Incident Manager for Health Emergencies at Africa CDC, issued the alert during the agency’s weekly virtual press briefing. He cite...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter GROWING EVIDENCE of diet-linked illnesses propelled fresh demands for a stronger sugar-sweetened beverage tax during a Senate public hearing, where health officials, civil society groups and public-health advocates urged lawmakers to abandon the fixed N10-per-litre duty and adopt a percentage-based system tied to retai...
Joke Kujenya JOYCE EYABA, 39, lives in a small rural town in Potiskum, Yobe State, in the northeastern part of Nigeria. For years, sharing with jknewsmedia.com, she said she has endured repeated physical and emotional abuse from her husband, which often left her with bruises hidden under long sleeves and silent nights spent worrying about [&h...
