WHO said an estimated 316 million people worldwide used drugs in 2023, including around 61 million people who engaged in non-medical opioid use.
The United Nations has underscored the need to prioritise women’s empowerment as a driving force to ensure sustainable development in Nigeria.
Mr Janabi said, “The WHO remains committed to supporting Member States in integrating oral health into national health systems, and advancing equitable access to care.”
“I was careful with food and medicine during pregnancy,” Ms Okafor said. “I never imagined body cream could be a risk.”
UN aid agencies have warned that relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan.
“Many patients do not die because treatment is impossible. They die because diagnosis comes too late due to inability to pay for tests,” Mr Bagana said.
It also said that in 2025, the WHO and partners supported 30 million people funded through its annual emergency appeal.
According to WHO, 4.6 billion people still lack access to essential health services.
The West and Central Africa director said violence against women and girls remained widespread, underreported, and a major obstacle to achieving Agenda 2063.
Niger government has reaffirmed its commitment to the elimination of neglected tropical diseases as the state records 11 cases of Buruli ulcer.
