By Joke Kujenya MILLIONS OF families worldwide continue to lose loved ones prematurely to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), even though most cases are preventable with timely care, healthier nutrition, and improved opportunities for physical activity, the World Heart Federation (WHF) has revealed. As the world marks World Heart Day on September 2...
By Joke Kujenya MOUNTING RISKS from high blood pressure have been highlighted in a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which shows millions remain vulnerable due to poor access to essential medicines and weak health systems. The report identifies Nigeria among low-income countries where a significant proportion of the population is in...
By JKNewsMedia THE CORPORATE Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended Nigeria’s Federal Government (FG) for initiating a draft policy that will channel revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages into health financing. The organisation described the development as a significa...
By Joke Kujenya OUR CALF muscles have been described as our body’s “second heart” according to a public health advisory issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighting their essential role in keeping blood circulating effectively. The statement explained that every movement of the lower legs, whether walking, climbing stairs or stan...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for retaining the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for the regulation of medicines and vaccines. According to the Presidency, the global health regulat...
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report and a powerful declaration from the World Conference on Tobacco Control reignite global calls to hold the tobacco industry liable in order to end decades of deadly deception, Joke Kujenya reports. INSIDE A brightly lit hall in Ireland, delegates from over 100 countries stood and applauded, not for [...
By Joke Kujenya EVERYDAY LIFE is silently disrupted for millions who unknowingly struggle with a chronic respiratory illness that, despite its global prevalence, remains woefully under-recognised and untreated, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This condition, which narrows the airways and inflames the lungs, trigge...
By Joke Kujenya HARD-WON victories in the global fight against a centuries-old killer disease, malaria, are beginning to unravel, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO), to issue an urgent call to action on World Malaria Day 2025. Malaria is clawing its way back in parts of the world where it had once been driven into […]
By Joke Kujenya AS WORLD Malaria Day marked its April 25, 2025, observance yesterday, millions of lives around the world hung in the balance. Mosquito nets sway limply over worn mattresses in the small community of Ayobo, Ipaja, in a semi-remote Lagos State, where Hafsat Musa, 29, clutches her three-year-old daughter. Just weeks ago, Hafsat, ...
By Joke Kujenya THE NIGERIAN Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has highlighted a troubling trend: the Mpox outbreak is disproportionately affecting children aged 0-5 years. The center’s recent update reveals that of the 48 confirmed Mpox cases in Nigeria this year, a significant majority involve young children. Mpox, which spreads throug...
